Peru airport workers arrested for smuggling drugs via passenger luggage

Peruvian authorities uncovered a drug-smuggling ring at Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport, where employees with restricted-area access hid narcotics in their jackets and placed them into passenger luggage to bypass security. The operation exploited insider access, indicating a systemic vulnerability in airport cargo screening. This is a notable law-enforcement action against organized crime, but its broader market impact is limited.