jimntx said:
Thanks for pointing that out Roadking. As the old saying goes...You get what you pay for. It may very well end up being an AA employee, but the fact that he/she got away with it (at least the getting the coke onboard part) could also be attributed to lax outside, underpaid security.
I recall last year some of the former LAS guys were talking about an US ramp agent who was busted moving cocaine by use of his airport access, and he wasn't underpaid, but the "big money" temptation can be too strong for some...
"One of the men, an airport baggage handler for 17 years, was released from federal custody Wednesday, while another remains held in Las Vegas."
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/3-arrested-drug-smuggling-case-mccarran
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SEP 05 (SEATTLE) – A grand jury indictment was unsealed on August 27, 2014, charging three men with conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine between Las Vegas and Alaska. The indictment charges three men: Daren D. Cole, 47, Dewane E. Blue, 37, and Bryan M. Bledsoe, 36.
The indictment alleges that since 2012, Blue would obtain cocaine for distribution in Alaska and other states, and then give the cocaine to Bledsoe, an airport employee, who would bring the drugs into McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, without passing through security. Inside the terminal, Bledsoe would then meet with Blue or others after they had gone through airport security screening, and provide them with the drugs. The drugs would be placed in the traveler’s carry-on baggage for distribution to Alaska and other states. Drug proceeds would be shipped back to Blue and other conspirators using the mail or parcel services. The indictment details 12 parcels containing drug proceeds that were sent from Anchorage to Las Vegas. Four of the parcels were seized by law enforcement, containing a total of $414,230 in cash. The indictment seeks forfeiture of this money, along with several vehicles."
http://www.dea.gov/divisions/sea/2014/sea090514.shtml