Police officials in Bolivia arrested Lamia Airline's head on Tuesday as investigations continue to find out what triggered the Colombia plane crash that killed 71 individuals last Nov. 28.

Gustavo Vargas, a retired air force general and Lamia's executive official, has been detained on Tuesday. Two other suspects linked on the incident have also been arrested but were later released, according to Bolivian police officials.

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The New York Times reported that the investigation aims to find out if the accident was a case of ignorance while on duty. The Lamia flight had gone beyond its expected limits of travel and did not carried enough fuel to sustain the flight.

"We hope the investigations determine who is responsible for this tragedy so that they pay the price," Carlos Jaime Taborga, a Colombian prosecutor, said.

The plane had 77 passengers onboard including the members of the Chapecoense soccer team, who were scheduled to compete against the Atletico Nacional team in a final match in Copa Sudamericana. Atletico Nacional later issued a statement on their Twitter, requesting that Chapecoense be awarded with the title as a tribute.

Out of the 77 recorded fatalities, only six survived the crash. One survivor, Erwin Tumiri, said that prior to take off, they have been informed that the flight would make a quick stop in Cobija, Bolivia.

"Every time we flew we went first to Cobija and returned the same way to refuel," Tumiri said. "On this occasion, they said we would do the same."

The Indepent quoted Tumiri saying that only the investigations can fully determine if indeed a fuel shortage was the cause of the tragic incident. 

Meanwhile, the government of Bolivia is currently on quest to return Celia Castedo, a Bolivian official, over "escape of the judicial system."

Castedo has sought refuge in Brazil after she began receiving life threats because she claimed that she had earlier warned the pilot flying the plane that the distance was too long for the plane to travel, according to the BBC.

TagsLamia Airline, Colombia Plane Crash, Chapecoense soccer team, Crash Investigations