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Alleged cocaine smuggling plane was not airworthy at time of PNG crash, court hears

The plane crashed on take off from a remote airstrip north of Port Moresby while allegedly carrying more than 500 kilograms of cocaine. (Supplied: Russell Saigomi)

A light plane that crashed while allegedly being used to smuggle cocaine from Papua New Guinea to Australia was not airworthy, a court has been told. 

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