Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A private jet chartered to Paraguay ended up at the center of a major drug trafficking bust — 577 pounds of high-grade cannabis seized the morning after it landed. The co-pilot, internet-famous for winning a jet on a MrBeast challenge, was arrested and then fully cleared. But the captain, an Estonian-American contract pilot named Keith Siilats, left the country before police arrived — and has been fighting a media narrative ever since without ever being charged. Dan Millican sits down with Siilats for his first full on-camera account of what happened, what he says he didn't know, and what it looks like when an AI chatbot decides you're the mastermind before you've ever seen a courtroom. Subscribe to Taking Off for aviation news and stories that go deeper than the headline.
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A private jet chartered to Paraguay ended up at the center of a major drug trafficking bust — 577 pounds of high-grade cannabis seized the morning after it landed. The co-pilot, internet-famous for winning a jet on a MrBeast challenge, was arrested and then fully cleared. But the captain, an Estonian-American contract pilot named Keith Siilats, left the country before police arrived — and has been fighting a media narrative ever since without ever being charged. Dan Millican sits down with Siilats for his first full on-camera account of what happened, what he says he didn't know, and what it looks like when an AI chatbot decides you're the mastermind before you've ever seen a courtroom. Subscribe to Taking Off for aviation news and stories that go deeper than the headline.
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▸ AEROVERSE – Use code TakingOff for 15% off! → aeroverse.com
▸ FlyingEyes Optics – Get 10% off pilot glasses → flyingeyesoptics.com/pages/taking-offs-discount
▸ Colten Mortgage – Residential mortgage & refi, run by a pilot! → coltenmortgage.com/takingoff
▸ XeVision – Extreme LED Landing Lights. The only competitor is the sun! → xevision.com (xevision.com/)
▸ Clemens Insurance – Your broker should be fighting for you. Call Clemens! → clemensinsurance.net
▸ Marshal Protective Services – Private Security Elevated! → mpsprotects.com
▸ METAR Maps – The large METAR map on our set! Mention TakingOff when you order → metarmaps.com
▸ Lightspeed Headsets – Support us by buying through our link → lightspeedaviation.com/?ref=13
