A plane bound for Nicaragua was intercepted by French police at Vetry airport in France on Friday. More than 300 Indian passengers were on board this plane. However, now there is good news for these passengers. As reported by news agency AFP, most Indian tourists will be able to resume their journey on Monday. Let us tell you that these passengers were stopped on charges of human trafficking. Two of these people were also detained by a unit specializing in organized crime.
Most of the nearly 300 Indians traveling on the plane detained near Paris on suspicion of human trafficking will be free to resume their journey from Monday, news agency AFP said in an ex-post. The news agency has given this news citing French judicial sources.
#update Most of the nearly 300 Indians traveling on a plane detained near Paris on suspicion of human trafficking will be free to resume their journey on Monday, French judicial sources said on Sunday. https://t.co/JjVkczuGmdpic.twitter.com/SlBZT2nRi7
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 24, 2023
The plane stopped at Vatri airport to refuel.
France grounded a charter flight to Nicaragua on Friday pending a judicial investigation. There were about 300 Indian passengers on the plane. An Airbus A340 of Romanian charter company Legend Airlines took off from the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft stopped for refueling at Vetry airport in France. The plane was intercepted after an anonymous tip regarding human trafficking. Apart from this, the Special Organized Crime Unit also detained two people. However, India was granted consular access to reach the passengers.
Suspected of trying to enter the US or Canada
Authorities suspect the travelers may have planned to travel to Central America to try to enter the US or Canada illegally, AFP reported. The passengers were initially kept on the plane, but were later evacuated and given separate beds in the terminal building.
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