Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
Launch Joint Search For Missing Peruvian
Plane
LIMA - The police of Bolivia, Brazil and
Colombia launched joint search for the
lightplane missing in the south of Peru on
June 10, general director of the National
Police of Peru (PNP) General Miguel Hidalgo
said on Monday.
The plane, of Cessna Grand Caravan type,
took off from the airport of Nazca in Ica
department, some 600 kilometers south to
Lima, with a pilot, a copilot and seven
passengers aboard.
The plane was aimed to fly for 40 minutes
over the Nazca Lines, which is one of the
main tourist attractions of Peru.
The plane did not return to the airport
within the established time and it was
thought that it could have had an accident,
so the authorities began the searching works
later, but there were no signs of accident.
There was no report of any problem from the
plane, so the strange circumstance of its
disappearance led to think of a hijack. The
plane had more than 200 gallons of fuel,
which will allow the plane to fly for some
six to seven hours.
During the investigations it was discovered
that the passengers presented fake IDs.
Hidalgo said the agents of the collaborating
countries, as well as the
International Police (Interpol) are on alert
state.
"We have different hypotheses. The
investigation is going on and we keep
contact with agents of the police of other
countries and the Interpol," Hidalgo said.
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