David John Cutmore, the pilot who flew the aircraft that crashed on the outskirts of Papa-Lealea in Central Province on the 26th July 2020 has been slapped with new charges.
He is charged with two counts of smuggling prohibited goods under the Customs Act of 1951.
In April, Cutmore pleaded guilty and was fined K37, 000 for breaching two charges under the Civil Aviation Act.
The 53 year-old Australian, appeared briefly at the Central Committal Court this morning. He looked to be in an ill state as he supported himself with crutches.
The customs officer in charge of this matter did not appear in court thus the matter was adjourned to September 23th.
Cutmore is involved in the drug bust case and is alleged to have been part of a plan to transport 27 bags of cocaine from PNG to Australia. He crashed the plane into bushland outside Port Moresby.