Honestly folks, some yarns just write themselves. A true gift from the news cycle gods.
Around 14kg of cocaine, the sweet white powder, has been found in the nose of an American Airlines plane in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Seven bricks of the stuff, carrying a street value of around US$200,000, were found stashed on-board a Boeing 757 aircraft that flew from, would you believe, Colombia to the US, where it was found by maintenance staff.
The plane originally flew from Bogotá to Miami, where the scheduled maintenance was originally set to occur. However swamped staff at Miami International Airport did not have time to service the craft, so it was diverted all the way to Tulsa instead. There, a technician noticed the insulation in the nose gear electronics bay was brand new. Closer inspection revealed the seven bricks of nose candy, all covered in wheel grease (likely as a measure to ward off drug detection dogs). Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office officials then attended the scene and confiscated ze drugs.
Law enforcement officials noted that the sophistication of the concealment was to such a level that it was likely the work of a Colombian-based cartel.
Now then. That’s the serious bit out of the way. That is the details of the yarn from start to finish, and throughout the course of telling it I have kept my tongue largely in check. So now if you’ll indulge me for a moment…
- I’ve heard of flying high, but this is ridiculous!
- How much did flights cost? A rolled up $50?
- Are you telling me the plane would’ve been serviced in Miami, but the line was too big?
- I wonder if the plane’s staying in Tulsa now, or if it’s just a blow in?
- More like DOPElahoma, am I right!
- This’d be the first time ever the City of Miami turned down a party.
- The carrier is literally called American Airlines. AIR LINES. Come on.
Yeah, that’ll do for now.
Source: CNN.
