Posted on 12/24/2023 9:47:52 AM PST by 11th_VA
Paris, France CNN — French authorities grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens, including 11 non-accompanied minors, at the airport of Vatry, on suspicion of human trafficking, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN on Saturday.
The plane, belonging to Legend Airlines, a company based in Romania, was on its way from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua and had stopped over at Vatry airport, roughly 150 kilometers east of Paris, for supply, according to the Prosecutor’s Office.
French authorities seized the plane on December 21 after receiving an anonymous tip.
The plane was chartered by a company registered outside of the European Union and Legend Airlines didn’t participate in the ticket selling for this flight, the airline’s lawyer Liliana Bakayoko told CNN affiliate BFMTV on Saturday.
“The cabin crew have all been questioned and have been let go freely,” Bakayoko said, adding that the company which chartered this plane had been a loyal client of Legend Airlines and had chartered several flights before.
Legend Airlines has refused to identify the company citing ongoing investigations.
Under French law, organized human trafficking is punishable with prison terms of up to 20 years and fines of up to $3.3 million (3 million euros).
The minors on the plane were transferred to appropriate government agencies for care.
Prosecutors said on Sunday that the plane was allowed to depart while two passengers who were questioned by police “are still in custody, monitored by the Paris prosecutor’s office.”
India’s embassy in France sent consular staff to the airport to provide support and is in contact with local authorities, it said in a statement Saturday...
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It was bound for Nicaragua, where they would begin their journey through Mexico and eventually Fremont, California USA
They were suspected of human trafficking?
Must be gay Indians because the only people I see crossing the border these days are men
“(Bound for Nicaragua)”
No, bound for the US. FU Brandon FU.
Fly from Nicaragua to Mexico?
A tad overcrowded for a 707 don't you think?
"Hear the mighty Injuns roar..."
Fremont. Edison. Alpharetta. All the garden spots for cheap Indian labor.
Deport early. Deport often.
now where would they go after landing in Nicaragua?
They were headed to the U.S. Nicaragua was just the layover.
Where did that flight originate?
Wasn’t Kamala supposed to be on this ?
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Wasn’t Kamala supposed to be on this ?
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Sri Lankan Tamils (Kamala) don’t like Indians
That’s an old Airbus A-340.
Blacks are being replaced as the favored minority - they just don’t know it yet
In the early morning rain?
High-value cargo gets to fly. The men (and the plain girls) have to walk.
High-value cargo gets to fly. The men (and the plain girls) have to walk.
I had to look that one up. Before my time…
And Vote 70 -75 % Demonrat
with all due respect for Nicaragua, I doubt that country was the final destination of the passengers
No doubt sex slaves bound for the US via Mexico.
BINGO!!!
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