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Spain: a passenger vomits cocaine, emergency landing

Madrid, Spain - Unplanned landing in Barcelona after a 37 year old man fell ill

It is really strange the reason which made make the pilot decide to make an emergency landing at "El Prat" airport of Barcelona. The fact happened yesterday on a plane departed from Ghana and directed to Amsterdam. While it was flying over Cataluna, a 37 year old man from Ghana began to fell ill and vomited several cocaine ovules. The crew only could ask permission to land in Spain. The man,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69278
Rome, Italy, 11/15/2006 18:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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