Dominican Republic demands French pilots’ extradition

The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking. Arrested in 2013, the pilots were sentenced to 20 years in prison after police found 26 suitcases on their plane stuffed with 680kg of cocaine. Speaking in Paris, their lawyer denied they […]

The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking.
Arrested in 2013, the pilots were sentenced to 20 years in prison after police found 26 suitcases on their plane stuffed with 680kg of cocaine.
Speaking in Paris, their lawyer denied they were fleeing justice.
But Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said his office was in contact with the French authorities “to determine how they escaped the country, and their accomplices”.