Worker put roughly 66 kilograms of cannabis in passengers’ bags
Air Canada's HR personnel are dealing with yet another headache, with one worker allegedly getting caught committing a crime in the line of duty.
An employee has been charged after an investigation into an alleged attempt to export approximately 66 kilograms of cannabis from Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
In a statement, the RCMP Federal Policing – Central Region said officers arrested and charged the employee on 12 March following an incident first detected at Toronto Pearson on 19 February.
On that date, RCMP officers were called in to assist after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) allegedly located about 33 kilograms of cannabis in each checked bag belonging to two German citizens scheduled to depart on a commercial flight to Germany.
Cannabis laws have given Canadian employers a headache, one expert previously told HRD. And the percentage of employees testing positive for marijuana after a workplace accident reached a 25-year high in 2022, with the positivity rate increasing by over 200% within a decade, according to a previous report.
According to the RCMP, both passengers were travelling separately and were not known to each other. RCMP officers arrested both individuals at the time, but each denied ownership of the luggage.
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