2 French Pilots Convicted of Drug Trafficking Flee Dominican Republic

Two French pilots who had been in the Dominican Republic awaiting a court appeal of their conviction for drug trafficking are now back in France, their lawyer said on Tuesday, after what appeared to be a well-planned escape. A report on BFMTV carried photos of the two men in a speedboat, and said they went from the boat to a larger vessel, which then sailed to the nearby French-governed part of the Carribbean island of Saint Martin. The report said the two men arrived back in France on...

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