Missing pilot held by Venezuela after 'drug flight' crash in Randy Butler's stolen plane

Thu, Aug 5th 2021, 08:35 AM

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has confirmed missing pilot Oran Munroe is in police custody in Venezuela and being questioned for alleged drug trafficking.

Munroe, a former employee of the now non-operational Sky Bahamas, was last seen on July 24, according to a Royal Bahamas Police Force missing person bulletin which was issued on Saturday.
#The RBPF bulletin asked anyone who saw Munroe to contact the Criminal Investigations Department.
#Since then, social media has been buzzing with claims of sightings of 33-year-old Munroe in Abaco.
#However, according to Chief Superintendent Roberto Goodman, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit, Munroe’s plane crashed in Venezuela.
#The flight began in Abaco, he said.
#Earlier this week, owner of the now defunct Sky Bahamas, Captain Randy Butler told The Tribune he reported a private plane missing.
#“We got some news in reference to an aircraft C6ASC,” Chief Supt Goodman said. “Based on some information that we had that aircraft would have left out of the area of the Abacos and later went off radar. That aircraft would have been reported stolen. It would have been reported stolen to the police and also this Oran Munroe, he was said to have been missing.
#“We later received information from authorities in Venezuela that an Oran Munroe along with a Colombian were in their custody after a plane with the same registration number crashed in bushes in Venezuela. These same two persons later showed up to the hospital with injuries they sustained.

Munroe, a former employee of the now non-operational Sky Bahamas, was last seen on July 24, according to a Royal Bahamas Police Force missing person bulletin which was issued on Saturday.

The RBPF bulletin asked anyone who saw Munroe to contact the Criminal Investigations Department.

Since then, social media has been buzzing with claims of sightings of 33-year-old Munroe in Abaco.

However, according to Chief Superintendent Roberto Goodman, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit, Munroe’s plane crashed in Venezuela.

The flight began in Abaco, he said.

Earlier this week, owner of the now defunct Sky Bahamas, Captain Randy Butler told The Tribune he reported a private plane missing.

“We got some news in reference to an aircraft C6ASC,” Chief Supt Goodman said. “Based on some information that we had that aircraft would have left out of the area of the Abacos and later went off radar. That aircraft would have been reported stolen. It would have been reported stolen to the police and also this Oran Munroe, he was said to have been missing.

“We later received information from authorities in Venezuela that an Oran Munroe along with a Colombian were in their custody after a plane with the same registration number crashed in bushes in Venezuela. These same two persons later showed up to the hospital with injuries they sustained.

 

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