$270 million worth of cocaine found on Air France flight

30 colorful suitcases containing an amazing 1.3
tons of pure cocaine was found on an Air
France flight on Wednesday September 11th.
According to reports, the suitcases which
weren't registered to any of the passengers on
the plane, was discovered by French
immigration officials on arrival of the flight
from Venezuela. The suitcases which came
from Caracas, were found on Sept. 11, but
French authorities didn't publicize the find until
this past weekend.
The estimated value of the narcotic was put at
$270 million.
Yesterday, Venezuela's Public Ministry said that
authorities have detained several people
including 3 members of the National Guard in
connection with the incident. A detailed
investigation is currently going on.