Santiago Airport employee arrested for poisoning seven colleagues with sweets
A worker in the cargo area of Santiago Airport was arrested after distributing drug-laced sweets to seven colleagues, who were hospitalised.
Airport worker detained seven colleagues by offering them adulterated sweets
Carabineros arrested a Santiago Airport official accused of poisoning seven work colleagues through drug-laced sweets, according to puranoticia.cl. The affected parties experienced health problems and were transferred to Hospital del Trabajador to receive medical care, where they were hospitalised.
The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in the cargo sector of the air terminal. The accused allegedly offered the products to his colleagues, who began to show symptoms shortly after consuming them.
Upon learning of the incident, police personnel proceeded to detain the individual and seized a bag containing four sweets and a chocolate bar. Both products were sent to the laboratory to determine what substance caused the alleged poisoning.
The detainee is a Chilean adult with no prior criminal record. He was placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry for detention review and potential formalisation, facing a total of eight charges against him.
Source: Google News CL — Santiago