A private jet registered in Mexico arrived at Gary airport with 220 lbs. of cocaine packed inside several suitcases, according to U.S. drug agents.
Former federal marshal in Chicago, Ed Farrell, originally reviewed the case for the I-Team and said drug operatives always look for back doors such as Gary, Indiana.All three accused drug traffickers admit they are guilty in the case, signing off on a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
"They went to a further away airport, which tells me there's less scrutiny," Farrell told the I-Team last November. The last of the three has pleaded guilty to flying in the cocaine and driving the drug-packed suitcases to a Gold Coast hotel.The onboard leader of the trafficking scheme, Sebastian Vazquez-Gamez, has admitted to the multi-kilo deliveries. The crime carries a penalty of up to life in prison, although the government will ask for a reduction in his potential sentence.
As the I-Team reported last November, aviation website FlightAware publicly snapped photos of the jet at several airports in the U.S. and Mexico.
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