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CJIA suspends security passes for several baggage handlers
– as drug seizures spike
Authorities, in a major strike to fight the drug trade, recently cancelled the security passes for several baggage handlers operating at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
CJIA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ramesh Ghir, reportedly confirmed the cancellation.
The move will see around 12 contract employees without a job. Kaieteur News was told that baggage handling was contracted to a private firm.
CJIA has suspended the security clearance of several baggage handlers amidst a spike in drug seizures at the port.
There have been several reported cases of drugs passing through CJIA destined for the US. On a number of occasions, workers at the port were implicated.
It is believed that this recent suspension of the security passes may have been fast-tracked after a duo was charged after a seizure.
There have been at least four drug smuggling cases on flights to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport over the last year. The most recent seizure was two weeks ago when U.S. authorities found six kilograms of cocaine on a flight from Guyana.
Guyana has long been acknowledged as a trans-shipment point to especially North America and Europe.
The baggage handlers were allowed access to restricted areas within the CJIA.
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