Saturday, September 12, 2015

King Air E-90, N48W: Plane Registered to Oklahoma Company Seized by Immigration Officials



(KOKH)-Agents from Customs and Border Protection seized an airplane in McAllen, Texas that is registered to an Oklahoma company.

The plane was in the process of smuggling seven illegal aliens, a news release said.

Agents at the McAllen airport were doing an immigration inspection on the Beech King Air E90 that was about to depart. Agents found all seven people on the plane were in the US illegally.

The pilot, who was not identified, was released.

The airplanes tail number is registered to the Platina Investment Corporation of Oklahoma City. A search of the plane's flight history shows multiple trips between Wiley Post in Oklahoma city and McAllen and Brownsville near the border.

American Jet Charter out of Bethany shows on its website that it operates the aircraft. A call to the company wasn't immediately returned.

Story and photo:  http://www.ktul.com

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