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Local October 24, 2011 | 7:27 am

Thieves swipe twin-engine plane from Dominican Republic airport

SANTO DOMINGO.- The Armed Forces and National Police investigate the theft of a twin-engine plane of the hotel group Puntacana, stolen by unidentified people from its La Isabela International Airport (Higüero) hangar at 3:20am Sunday.

Reports say the robbery of the Viscraft-200 model 2000 turboprop, U.S. registry N871C, valued at US$2.5 million occurred after the airport was closed,... Read more