Several crew members and pilots are being detained in the Dominican Republic after cocaine was found stashed on a plane, according to a Canadian airline.
Five crew members from a Pivot Airlines flight are among 11 people who have been detained by authorities in the Dominican Republic after 200 packages of cocaine were discovered in a maintenance compartment. The airline said on Sunday its"primary concern" was the crew's"safety, security, ethical and humane treatment.
"It is unacceptable that a Canadian aircrew could remain detained for the duration of a potential twelve-month investigation for a suspected crime that they reported," the airline added.Dominican authorities opened an investigation into a small charter plane at the Punta Cana International Airport after 210 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in plastic were discovered, the country's drug control agency said.
The Washington Examiner reached out to Pivot Airlines for a statement but did not receive a response back.