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France grounds Romanian plane carrying 303 Indian nationals under suspicion of human trafficking (Bound for Nicaragua)
CNN ^ | Dec 24, 2023

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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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bidenlegacy; france; humantrafficking; india; legendairlines; nicaragua; romania; uae
Wasn’t Kamala supposed to be on this ?
1 posted on 12/24/2023 9:47:52 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

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


2 posted on 12/24/2023 9:51:24 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: 11th_VA

“(Bound for Nicaragua)”

No, bound for the US. FU Brandon FU.


3 posted on 12/24/2023 9:53:53 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: 11th_VA

Fly from Nicaragua to Mexico?


4 posted on 12/24/2023 9:55:04 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Rennes Templar
French authorities grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens...

A tad overcrowded for a 707 don't you think?

"Hear the mighty Injuns roar..."

5 posted on 12/24/2023 10:04:34 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Vendome

Fremont. Edison. Alpharetta. All the garden spots for cheap Indian labor.
Deport early. Deport often.


6 posted on 12/24/2023 10:10:52 AM PST by bobcat62
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To: 11th_VA

now where would they go after landing in Nicaragua?


7 posted on 12/24/2023 10:14:21 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: 11th_VA

They were headed to the U.S. Nicaragua was just the layover.


8 posted on 12/24/2023 10:14:24 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: bobcat62
Indians come in different flavors such as Chrisitian and Muslim.

Where did that flight originate?

9 posted on 12/24/2023 10:15:38 AM PST by NativeSon ( *> <*)
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To: 11th_VA

Wasn’t Kamala supposed to be on this ?

Wasn’t Kamala supposed to be on this ?

Sri Lankan Tamils (Kamala) don’t like Indians


10 posted on 12/24/2023 10:16:42 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Ezekiel

That’s an old Airbus A-340.


11 posted on 12/24/2023 10:37:34 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: SpaceBar

Blacks are being replaced as the favored minority - they just don’t know it yet


12 posted on 12/24/2023 10:41:54 AM PST by 11th_VA (<>< Good News: Barbarians at not at the gate; Bad News: They’re in the city)
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To: crusty old prospector
That’s an old Airbus A-340.

In the early morning rain?

13 posted on 12/24/2023 11:01:21 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Vendome
... the only people I see crossing the border these days are men.

High-value cargo gets to fly. The men (and the plain girls) have to walk.

14 posted on 12/24/2023 11:03:20 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Vendome
... the only people I see crossing the border these days are men.

High-value cargo gets to fly. The men (and the plain girls) have to walk.

15 posted on 12/24/2023 11:03:20 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Ezekiel

I had to look that one up. Before my time…


16 posted on 12/24/2023 11:06:25 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: 11th_VA

And Vote 70 -75 % Demonrat


17 posted on 12/24/2023 11:16:40 AM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil ones)
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To: 11th_VA

with all due respect for Nicaragua, I doubt that country was the final destination of the passengers


18 posted on 12/24/2023 12:02:22 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: 11th_VA

No doubt sex slaves bound for the US via Mexico.


19 posted on 12/24/2023 2:12:00 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: Vendome
It was bound for Nicaragua, where they would begin their journey through Mexico and eventually Fremont, California USA

BINGO!!!

20 posted on 12/26/2023 1:48:34 AM PST by beachn4fun (I do not have to acknowledge your craziness.)
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