Aussie pilot detained in PNG over mystery plane crash allegedly linked to drugs

An Australian man has been detained in Papua New Guinea amid an ongoing investigation into a plane crash, which police suggest may be linked to drug trafficking.The pilot has reportedly been charged with illegal entry into the countryThe Cessna 402C was found empty with its pilot missing near what appeared to be a makeshift runway about 30 kilometres north-west of Port Moresby on Monday.

The Australian Federal Police said its officers were working with PNG police to investigate the circumstances around the plane's arrival. "We are not a banana republic where anyone can pick up a plane and just come into PNG unannounced," he told local media yesterday. Company records show Geoffrey Paul Bull is Ravenpol's sole director and shareholder, but he died in violent circumstances in August last year.

go to another country and break the local law then you go to jail and hope the media does not support criminals just for rating.

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