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Helicopter is Canadian drug traffickers' favourite vehicle

Ottawa, Canada - An inquiry by the "Associated Press" shows how hurdles are overtaken

For Canadian drug traffickers operating along the US border, helicopter is the perfect transport vehicle: even if it is not as fast as airplanes, it can fly at low altitude to avoid radars, and it doesn't need airstrips to take off and land. An inquiry made by the "Associated Press" and issued today shows how hurdles are overtaken. Interviewing policemen, judges, former smugglers, arrested people...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107971
Rome, Italy, 08/03/2009 14:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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