Should You Worry That Your Luggage May Turn Into a Drug Shipment at Canadian Airports?

Should You Worry That Your Luggage May Turn Into a Drug Shipment at Canadian Airports?
A sniffer dog checks luggage before it is loaded onto the Royal Plane at Yellowknife Airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, in a file photo. John Stillwell/Pool/Getty Images
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When heading out on vacation, many Canadians worry about lost bags, sunburn, and cancelled flights. Now, some may also fear arriving to find their baggage tag attached to a suitcase full of crystal meth.

Over the past year, at least 17 innocent Canadians have been accused of drug trafficking after their baggage tags were allegedly switched onto suitcases filled with illegal drugs, including one bag stuffed with 20 kilograms of methamphetamine, according to a recent investigation by CTV’s “W5” investigative program.