PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Sunday the 23rd of June 2019 the Alpha Team conducted a control on the Westjet flight from Toronto. This control consisted of a search in the aircraft and interviewing several passengers together with Customs officers.
A Canadian national with the initials T.B. was profiled by the Alpha Team. After such was done a search has been carried out in his luggage when an good amount of cash, which was not declared at the Custom, was found hidden in a bottle of “Baby Powder”. The man was arrested by the Alpha team and was charged with money laundering. The investigation is still ongoing.
