PM sad over pilot arrest

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he is saddened by the recent arrest of a Vincentian pilot in Barbados on drug trafficking charges.
Gonsalves, who is the lead CARICOM prime ministerial spokesman on aviation, said he was equally disappointed that pilot Keith Allen was an employee of LIAT, in which his government is a major shareholder.
“I am personally saddened, I know the family [of the pilot] involved. These are people of good standing, God-fearing people, so this has personally affected me,” he told the SUNDAY SUN in an interview.
Allen, 34, of Arnos Vale, appeared in court here Friday where he admitted to smuggling $130 000 worth of marijuana in eight packets through Grantley Adams International Airport on November 23.
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