The RCMP says an Air Canada employee is facing charges after allegedly trying to export more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport by using suitcases tagged with the names of two unsuspecting passengers.
Police say the Canada Border Services Agency at Toronto’s Pearson airport contacted the RCMP on Feb. 19 after they found about 33 kilograms of cannabis in each checked bag of two German citizens scheduled to depart on a commercial flight to Germany.
The Mounties say they arrested both individuals who denied ownership of the bags, and officers determined the suitcases were identical and neither passenger had checked them in.
