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The case "Air Cocaine" is judged from this Monday, February 18. Eleven defendants are expected in the box of the accused of the court of Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France. A trial that is expected to last seven weeks for this drug trafficking between the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and France.
Eleven defendants, but what responsibility do they really have? What is their degree of involvement in drug trafficking? In seven weeks, the special assize court of Aix-en-Provence will have to unravel this thorny case of "Air Cocaine".
It begins in March 2013 at the Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic. A private jet bound for Saint-Tropez is intercepted by the military. On board 700 kilos of cocaine with a market value of 20 million euros.
On the plane there are four Frenchmen: two pilots and two passengers who deny any involvement in the traffic. In 2015, they are all sentenced to 20 years in prison by Dominican justice.
But the two drivers, Bruno Odos and Pascal Fauret remained free after calling, flee the Caribbean. An escape allowed by former military friends and orchestrated by MEP Aymeric Chauprade .
On the dock , there are also men with troubled course. As Ali Bouchareb, Lyon trafficker and alleged sponsor of the flight Air Cocaine.
In four years, the survey has seen many twists and turns. And the audience that starts this Monday may well reserve a few.