Fri Sep 06 20:27:00 UTC 2024: – Former American Airlines mechanic sentenced to nine years for trying to smuggle cocaine on a flight from Jamaica to New York
– Cocaine was found hidden beneath the cockpit of American flight 1349 at JFK International Airport
– 10 bricks of cocaine weighing 25.6 pounds were discovered in an electronics compartment
– Prosecutors replaced the bricks with fake ones that glowed under a black light
– Belloisi allegedly tried to retrieve the cocaine before takeoff, but was caught by law enforcement
– Cocaine had a street value of over $250,000
– American Airlines was not accused of wrongdoing
– Belloisi plans to appeal his conviction, but Judge rejected his request for acquittal
– U.S. Attorney Breon Peace stated that Belloisi’s actions posed a serious security threat to the transportation infrastructure.

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