The RCMP arrested two Air Canada employees in connection with alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport.[1] The RCMP’s Federal Policing Eastern Region announced the arrests.[2] The RCMP said the two suspects held various positions related to ground operations at Air Canada.[2] The force alleged the two took part in a conspiracy to bring and move luggage through secure areas of the airport to facilitate the importation of cocaine and the exportation of cannabis.[2]
Police executed search warrants at two residences and a vehicle in the Greater Montreal area, and searched the employees’ work base in Dorval with Air Canada’s cooperation.[2] The RCMP said the investigation began in May 2026 after a Canada Border Services Agency operation.[2] That operation intercepted cocaine concealed in backpacks on a flight from Punta Cana.[2] Over the course of the investigation, officers seized 56 kg of cannabis.[2] Two suitcases containing that cannabis were seized on 10 July.[2]
The two employees were questioned and released pending further proceedings.[2] Air Canada said it had suspended both employees.[3] The airline and ADM Aéroports de Montréal are assisting the investigation.[3] The RCMP said the investigation was ongoing and that analysis of the evidence could lead to additional arrests and charges.[2]
