Air Canada Worker Busted for Cannabis Smuggling

0:00An air candidate worker just got hit with charges for trying to sneak 66 kilograms of cannabis out of Toronto Pearson Airport. Back on February 19th, border agents spotted the drug stuffed in two checked bags, tagged for German passengers headed home. Turns out, those folks had no clue, the bags weren't even theirs. Investigators pieced it together quick, the bags were identical, tagged with the passenger's names by someone inside. Those German travelers were flying separately, didn't know each other, and never checked the luggage. Straight up set up to slip the Wii past security. Word from the RCMP highlights how tight the rules are, even if you buy cannabis legally here in Canada since October 2018, exporting it is a no-go. Penalties hit hard at home and abroad, keeping airports on high alert for these schemes. Digging deeper, cops zeroed in on a 32-year-old air-canada employee from Mississauga, working the baggage room. They say she slapped those fake tags on the suitcases.

1:00Atasha Weafley got arrested on March 12th, facing charges for possession, meant for export and conspiracy. She's out on bail with conditions now, set to face court in Branton on April 10th. Cases like this remind us the systems watching every bag that rolls through. From your city, powered by AI, this is Toronto News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.