New security measures have been put in place following last December’s $5 million heist at cargo bond of the Piarco International Airport, according to the deputy general manager of security at Airports Authority of T&T (AATT) retired Col Albert Griffith.
The incident of the robbery came up at a Public Accounts Committee meeting into AATT chaired by Dr Bhoe Tewarie who questioned officials as to how the multi-million dollar heist could have occurred by gun-toting bandits where the public has access.
Last December, armed bandits escaped with an estimated $5 million in cash from a cargo cart before the money was transported to the tarmac of the airport. Four people were charged with the robbery and the case against them is still pending.
Griffith said what happened in the lead up to the robbery was that “shipments of cash would be moved between the two-islands without the Airports Authority being notified. Once that happens and the risk profile of the airport changes, we should be notified.”
Following the incident, Griffith said measures have been put in place to make sure that “movement” of cash between the two airports remain safe and secure.
