Mexican military officials found a smugglers' plane ablaze on a jungle road after it made an illegal landing when military aircraft started following it. The jet, which is suspected of carrying hundreds of kilos of drugs was discovered in flames on the Yucatan Peninsula. Video posted by the top Quintana Roo state police official showed smoke billowing from the jet as it sat on a rural two-lane highway.
The Defense Department said the plane had arrived from South America and had been tracked since it entered Mexican airspace.
According to the department, two air force planes were dispatched to trail the jet and troops were flown to the landing site. Mexican military officials found a smugglers' plane ablaze on a jungle road after it made an illegal landing when military aircraft started following it.
The jet, which is suspected of carrying hundreds of kilos of drugs was discovered in flames on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Video posted by the top Quintana Roo state police official showed smoke billowing from the jet as it sat on a rural two-lane highway.
The Defense Department said the plane had arrived from South America and had been tracked since it entered Mexican airspace.
According to the department, two air force planes were dispatched to trail the jet and troops were flown to the landing site.
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