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300 Indian Plane Blocked in France, Suspected of Illegally Entering US

2023-12-23 17:24:06Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
300 Indian Plane Blocked in France, Suspected of Illegally Entering US
Airbus A340 aircraft

French police detained two passengers on a plane carrying about 300 Indian citizens, including unaccompanied minors, on suspicion of human trafficking after an anonymous tip-off.

The Airbus A340 jet flying from the United Arab Emirates, bound for South America, touched down thursday at Vatry Airport in eastern France for a technical stopover.

He was held by French authorities after an anonymous announcement that he was carrying passengers "presumed to be victims of human trafficking", the Paris prosecutor's office told AFP.

Two people arrested were among the passengers.

The 15 members of the Legend Airlines flight crew – en route from Fujairah airport to nicaragua's capital, Managua – were questioned and released, according to a Romania-based airline lawyer.

She said they are deeply shocked by what has happened.

The prosecutor's office said identity checks were being carried out on all 303 passengers.

They were also checking the conditions in which passengers were being transported and the purpose of their journey.

The national anti-organised crime unit JUNALCO is leading the investigation, prosecutors said.

According to a source familiar with the case, the passengers could have planned to travel to Central America to attempt illegal entry to the U.S. or Canada.

After landing in France, they were initially kept on the plane but were then allowed to leave the aircraft.

They remained at the airport overnight on Friday, local authorities said.

The Indian embassy in France said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that authorities in Paris had informed them of the situation.

Liliana Bakayoko, who said she was a lawyer for the airline, told AFP the company believed it had done nothing wrong, had committed no offence "and is available to the French authorities.""

Human trafficking carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years in France.


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