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Dakota Life | Pot Plane

January 20th, 1980 a rancher witnessed a DC7 plane making a landing in a field near Akaska, South Dakota. An investigation of the landing led to six men being arrested and $18 million dollars of marijuana being seized. This is the story of the Pot Plane.