In 1999, a plane piloted by a Skyway International crew was blocked by French police at the Parisian airport of Le Bourget. The French police discovered the Prince on board with two tons of cocaine. He and his longterm mistress Doris Mangeri were attempting to smuggle the drug from Colombia to Paris. Prosecutors said he used his private plane to transport the drugs. On 10 May 2007, the prince was convicted in absentia and condemned to 10 years imprisonment with 10 associates. His whereabouts were unknown, but it was speculated he may be in Saudi Arabia, taking advantage of the lack of an extradition treaty between Saudi Arabia and France. Recently, however, he appeared on many TV shows on Saudi media