Airport Insider Smuggles Cannabis, Caught by RCMP

0:00A 32-year-old air-canada worker from Mississauga just got hit with charges for trying to smuggle over 60 kilograms of cannabis out of. Toronto's Pearson Airport Cops say he used suitcases tagged with the names of two random passengers to sneak the drugs through. Here's how it went down. The guy worked in the baggage room and slapped fake tags on identical suitcases packed with the weed. Neither bag was checked in by the actual travelers who had no clue what was up. Those two passengers got pulled aside, but played as straight, denying everything and cooperating fully. Officials cleared them quick, no charges at all, since they were total innocence caught in the mix-up. Now the employees spacing counts of possessing cannabis for export and conspiracy to pull off the smuggling scheme. RCMP nailed it during a routine check, spotting the red flags right away. This bus shines a light on how insiders can exploit airport weak spots, but it also shows securities got eyes wide open, keeping the real threats from. Slipping through.

1:00I'm Corey with The Story. That's your Toronto News Today update. AI powered and always on.