Jet crew sues after drug sting
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US drug agents hid the cocaine on the plane in Belize without telling the crew, say the lawsuits. The United States has apologised to Honduras for carrying out the operation without telling the government. The lawsuits say the US was trying to catch drug smugglers who were seeking to force Belize Air to ferry cocaine to Miami.
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