Air Canada Employees Arrested at Montreal Airport over Drugs trafficking allegations
The two suspects held various positions related to ground operations and allegedly used their access to secure airport areas to help move luggage connected to the operation.
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Two employees of Air Canada have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking investigation involving Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
This is according to reports from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Air Canada (AC) has however already suspended the two members of its staff in connection with the case.
The Airline management confirmed that it had been informed about the investigation and the arrests of two employees.
The case involves some cocaine imports from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) and cannabis exports to Punta Cana.
The two suspects held various positions related to ground operations and allegedly used their access to secure airport areas to help move luggage connected to the operation.
Air Canada said the employees were suspended during the investigation and that it is cooperating fully with the RCMP.
As it happens, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Investigation Focuses on Airport Ground Operations
The arrests followed an investigation by the RCMP’s Airport and Federal Investigations Detachment into alleged drug trafficking through Montréal Airport.
On Wednesday morning of 26th August 2026, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were executing search warrants at two residences and a vehicle in the Greater Montreal area.
With Air Canada’s cooperation, investigators also searched the employees’ work base at the airline in Dorval.
According to the RCMP, the two suspects worked in ground operations and allegedly participated in a conspiracy to bring and move luggage through secure areas of the airport.
Investigators said the activity was intended to facilitate the importation of cocaine and the exportation of cannabis.
As reported by CTV News, RCMP Corporal Marie-Pierre Guertin said the suspects had access to secure zones at the airport.
Their ability to handle luggage and move through the baggage system allegedly made it easier to place drugs in certain bags and move them through airport operations.
Alleged Baggage Tag Switching Scheme
The RCMP said the suspects allegedly switched the tags on suitcases or other luggage so bags could be sent toward specific destinations.
Investigators allege that this method helped transport luggage containing drugs through the airport system.
The suspected operation involved cocaine moving into Canada from Punta Cana and cannabis moving in the opposite direction.
Guertin said investigators could not yet determine how long the employees may have been involved in the alleged trafficking operation. She also said officials did not yet know how many countries were implicated or the monetary value of the alleged illegal goods.
The RCMP said those questions remain part of the ongoing investigation.
Cocaine Seized on Flight from Punta Cana
The arrests came after a Canada Border Services Agency operation in May resulted in the interception of 62.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in backpacks carried on a flight from Punta Cana.
During the investigation, authorities also seized an additional 56 kilograms of cannabis.
The two seizures form part of the evidence being examined by investigators as they work to determine the full scope of the alleged trafficking operation.
The RCMP has not said how long the alleged scheme operated or whether other people were involved beyond the two employees who were arrested.
Air Canada Suspends 2 Employees
