AUTHORITIES in the U.K. and India are searching for a former British Airways employee who allegedly helped Indian citizens to enter Canada and claim asylum in Canada.

The Times of London reported this week that the 24-year-old employee who worked at Heathrow airport in London, U.K., allegedly charged £25,000 per person or about $43,000. The alleged scam is estimated to have made 3 million pounds or over $5.1 million.

The employee used to allegedly tell people to fly from India to the U.K. on a temporary visa. Airline employees are supposed to check if passengers are eligible to fly to their destination. However, this employee, using his position at British Airways, would falsely claim that his victims had the proper documentation for travel to Canada. He would ensure that the Indian citizens came to his check-in desk at the airport. Then he would allegedly meet them again during the boarding process and again falsely report they had the correct documents.

Canadian immigration officials raised concerns after noticing an influx of people flying to Toronto or Vancouver without proper documentation and then claiming asylum.

The employee was arrested on January 6, but once out on bail, he and his partner, who also worked for British Airways, allegedly fled to India, where he reportedly owns multiple properties.

India and the U.K. have an extradition treaty.