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Montreal Investigators allege the three workers were unloading cocaine, smuggled on flights arriving from the Dominican Republic.

Police arrested seven people in total, including the three who worked for Entreprises Cara food services a company that loads meals onto outbound planes. Investigators allege the three workers were also unloading cocaine, smuggled on flights arriving from the Dominican Republic. Police recovered 16 kilograms in their investigation, which went back to August 2006. "Once a plane arrived in Montreal the employees had the responsibility to remove the drugs off the plane and move it out of the airport area," RCMP Insp. Andre Lemyre charged. It's not the first time the food service employees have come under scrutiny at Montreal's airport. Two years ago, 10 food service workers were arrested and over $5 million worth of cocaine was seized. At the time, one reporter was able to walk right through Cara's front door and gain access to the airport's restricted areas. "I just followed some employees in and put on a cooking uniform, and after that I was like a tourist...