A canine unit of the National Drug Control Directorate stabbed a flight attendant in the leg of Air Europa when she was handled by an anti-narcotics agent in the luggage area of the room. of Customs of the International Airport of the Americas (AILA).
The hostess, identified as Pilar Valladolid Jiménez, Was transferred and treated at the dispensary of the airport Ministry of Public Health.
According to the report, the 58-year-old lady had arrived on Air Europa flight 088, When next to other companions she entered the customs room and was attacked by surprise by the canine.
The director of Public Health Services at the airport, Rafael Tejada, explained that to the woman he was given a tetanus shot and the wounds caused by the animal were repaired.
He also added that the canine unit had all its vaccines in place, and that it was sent to quarantine for ten days.
As for the hostess, she said that she preferred to return to Spain on the same flight she arrived in the country. The accident occurred at Terminal B-2 at the International Airport of the Americas on January 1 this year.
He said he sent a report to the Epidemiologist Department of Public Health of Spain, in order to follow up on the case of the lady.
this one it is the third time that an event of this nature occurs at the terminal.
The canine units of the DNCD, are used in the inspection and detection of narcotic drugs in the luggage of the passengers.
According to reports, the units are subject to airports working more than 16 hours a day, and they do not have good food from the people who handle them.