Fighters from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) this Monday intercepted and forced an emergency landing of a suspicious aircraft that was flying over the Yanomami indigenous reserve, in the interior of the state of Roraima, in the far north of Brazil, and whose pilot refused to land. determine and announce the reason for the flight and the destination. Under machine-gun fire from fighter jets, the pilot had to land as best he could on a dirt road in the reserve, used as an airstrip by illegal miners operating in this region, which is very rich in gold and other valuable materials.
The Cessna 182 aircraft was detected by radar in the Amazon region during a flight that the military regarded as suspicious, and the Air Force began monitoring it and informed the Federal Police of the presence of the device. As the plane approached Yanomami TI (Yanomami Indigenous Lands), an area restricted since February last year and reserved exclusively for military aircraft on humanitarian or defense missions, the alarm was sounded and three fighter jets were sent in the direction of the invader.
Approaching the aircraft, the fighter pilots made several attempts to contact the pilot of the suspected aircraft by radio, demanding that he identify himself and explain what he was doing in a restricted area, but received no response. After permission from the regional FAB command, warning bursts were given, and the pilot of the aircraft, who had previously tried to evade the fighters, but without success, faced the imminent threat of being shot down and was forced to hastily land at the first possible location – a kind of makeshift path in the middle of the forest.
As soon as the suspected plane landed, a FAB helicopter carrying Air Force soldiers and Federal Police agents was also dispatched to the scene, but when they arrived, the plane’s pilot had already disappeared, fleeing through the forest.
Until this Tuesday, neither the FAB nor the Federal Police had revealed what was found on the plane, but devices of this type in the region usually transport drugs from a country bordering Brazil, or serve as a supply of food and equipment for illegal miners who illegally mine gold in the region. lands of indigenous peoples.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
I’m Dave Martin, and I’m an experienced journalist working in the news industry. As a part of my work, I write for 24 News Reporters, covering mostly sports-related topics. With more than 5 years of experience as a journalist, I have written numerous articles on various topics to provide accurate information to readers.