AN aviation security agent attached to a private company contracted by an airline has been fired for stealing US currency from an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).The officer, a female, was processing the passenger at Gate 1 around 17:21hrs last Friday when she swiped the cash out of the passenger’s wallet, and placed it in one of her gloves, the CJIA says in a release.
When the passenger realised the money was missing, she immediately alerted staff in the vicinity. The cash was subsequently found and returned to the passenger.
The incident was reported to CJIA’s management by a relative of the passenger on Sunday, and an internal investigation was immediately launched. The airport’s security footage corroborates the sequence of events.
Meanwhile, the head of CJIA’s Security Department, who has been in contact with the passenger’s relative, said on Monday that the relative was informed of the investigation’s findings, and that action was taken against the security officer. The matter is now in the hands of the police.