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Article: Report: Sydney baggage handlers suspected of involvement in drug smuggling
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- May 31, 2005
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AP Worldstream
05-31-2005
Dateline: SYDNEY, Australia
Baggage handlers at Australia's busiest airport are suspected of involvement in drug smuggling, according to a leaked report, details of which were published by a national newspaper Tuesday.
The Australian cited a Customs department report saying that baggage handlers stole from passengers' luggage and diverted bags carrying drugs from international flights to domestic baggage carousels to prevent them having to be carried past customs checkpoints.
In one case, the Customs report said one gang of baggage handlers removed bags containing 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine from an international flight before they could be X-rayed, The ...