From: [an 168742] at [anon.penet.fi] (Spimby)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,alt.drugs.alt.politics.clinton
Subject: Re: Bono (of U2) nearly killed  - War on Drugs
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 14:04:53 -0700


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Hmmmm.... 

 The story I heard (on CNN) was that Jimmy Buffett's plane was shot at
while Taking off in Jamaica. Is this a separate story? The incident with
Buffet's plane was widely reported.  

Buffett, incidently, was not on the plane. Only his pilot.  It turns out
that the Jamaican police were given an anonymous tip that the play was
carrying drugs.    I guess in Jamaica that's enough evidence to start
blazing away!


Spimby

Below is the Reuter's story.

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          KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuter) - A seaplane owned by pop singer 
Jimmy Buffett was shot at by Jamaican police who apparently 
thought it was being used by a drug smuggler, officials said 
Wednesday.  
         The singer, said to be in Jamaica on a visit with Island 
Records empresario Chris Blackwell, was not on the plane when 
the shots were fired Tuesday. It was hit by gunfire, but neither 
of the two crew members aboard was hurt, said Jonathan Morrison, 
assistant superintendent at the Jamaica Police Information 
Center.  
         He said police shot at the amphibious plane as it was taking 
off near Negril, a beach resort area on the Caribbean island's 
western end.  
         He said authorities were investigating the matter  Wednesday 
as it is ``not quite regular'' for the police to open fire on 
suspicious aircraft.  
         ``We're not clear why it would have been necessary to 
shoot,'' he said. ``We're still gathering information.''  
         The area near Negril is considered a major marijuana 
producing region, and growers utilize private airstrips and 
small planes to take the illegal drug to the United States.  
         Buffett, listed by Forbes magazine as one of the world's 
richest entertainers, is best known for his hit song 
''Magaritaville.'' The singer has a home in Key West, Fla.  
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