A Canadian airline crew has been stuck in an ongoing nightmare, ever since they alerted police in the Dominican Republic to the presence of cocaine in a compartment on their charter aircraft.

For their efforts, they were jailed, subject to threats and have been ordered to stay put in the Caribbean nation.

National Post reporter Tom Blackwell joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how the crew found themselves in this mess, what their experience in jail was like, and whether there is any political maneuvering to get them back home.

Background reading: 'A living hell': Canadians who reported cocaine in plane urge Trudeau to lobby for their freedom

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