AQIM Gains Access To Western Jets

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Al Qaida network in North Africa has gained access
to Western-origin aircraft.
Officials said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb has been
working with Western aircraft for the smuggling of drugs and perhaps
weapons. They said U.S. intelligence has determined
that AQIM was helping facilitate a fleet of Boeing passenger jets for
flights from South America to remote areas of North Africa and Sahel.