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Jorge Rojas, director of the Organismo de
Investigacion Judicial (OIJ), confirmed on
Friday that someone stole the GPS unit of
the helicopter carrying 395 kilos of cocaine
that crashed in the Cerro de la Muerte on
May 1.
Rojas said that the GPS, an important piece
of equipment that would allow investigators
to determine the flight path of the aircraft
and possible reasons for the crash, was
never found, leading him to believe it has
been stolen. But by who.
"I don't know who stole the unit, but it was
stolen from the crash location", said Rojas.
The director added that a complete search of
the site and area surrounding the crash came
up empty and believes that someone or a
group is interested that the police not
learn what caused the crash and the path the
helicopter had taken, which is all recorded
on the GPS unit.
Rojas said that they are tracing all the
steps and questioning the first to get to
the crash site, which could be as many as 16
people including police and Red Cross search
and rescue workers.
More than that the OIJ director refused to
give any more details surrounding the
helicopter crash, saying that the
investigation is ongoing.
Dead from the crash are the pilot, Edgar
Arguedas, and a Mexican passenger, German
Trejo, who is believed to be linked to a
Mexican drug cartel and was using the
helicopter, wich was enroute to a hotel in
Turrialba, to move the drugs to be stored at
the hotel.
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