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October 1, 2010 -
A collaborative
effort was then commenced to track and locate the planes and those on
board for investigative purposes. Later that night, the two planes
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After providing false information to the law enforcement officers, the pilot of the first plane, Christopher Shirley, denied consent to the agents to search his plane. A sheriff’s K-9 then sniffed the plane, the hangar, and a vehicle the parties were seen in or around and alerted on all three to the odor of narcotics. A search warrant was then obtained for the properties. Upon executing the warrant later in the night, agents located and confiscated nearly 800 pounds of marijuana, which carries a street value of approximately $800,000, from inside the aircraft and the back of two trucks parked in the hangar.
Anabolic steroids
belonging to Shirley were also found and confiscated. The agents also
seized approximately $30,000 during the search. The three subjects
arrested were Christopher Shirley, Meagan Brower, and Michael Lwin, all
from the
The three were booked in with no bond; however, pursuant to a bond
hearing held on Wednesday, the three have now posted bail and are no
longer in custody. The two airplanes have been seized and are
currently being stored at the
Christopher Shirley, age 35, of Orlando, Florida received his Private Pilot license on March 1, 2010 for Airplane Single Engine Land. Michael Lwin, age 33, of of Orlando, Florida received his Private Pilot license on June 6, 2010 for Airplane Single Engine Land. |
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