12-06-2004, 12:51 AM
Over a thousand uniforms and several badges worn by airport screeners have gone missing, sparking fears that terrorists may have gotten their hands on the items.
Despite increased security measures after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a report says earlier this year 1,127 outfits disappeared; over 200 of them bore the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (C.A.T.S.A.) logo, the federal agency in charge of maintaining safe air travel.
The report claims that 91 metal security badges, called shields, also went missing. Officials are worried that if these items have fallen into the wrong hands, they could make it very easy to impersonate a member of an airport's security staff.
Apparently, one of the uniforms turned up on the auction site EBay. C.A.T.S.A. claims a person can’t gain access to a restricted area of an airport with a uniform alone.
Taken from CP24.com
Despite increased security measures after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a report says earlier this year 1,127 outfits disappeared; over 200 of them bore the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (C.A.T.S.A.) logo, the federal agency in charge of maintaining safe air travel.
The report claims that 91 metal security badges, called shields, also went missing. Officials are worried that if these items have fallen into the wrong hands, they could make it very easy to impersonate a member of an airport's security staff.
Apparently, one of the uniforms turned up on the auction site EBay. C.A.T.S.A. claims a person can’t gain access to a restricted area of an airport with a uniform alone.
Taken from CP24.com
