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21st Apr 2023, 07:20
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/21/canada-gold-heist-police-investigating-20m-of-high-value-cargo-stolen-from-toronto-airport
Canada gold heist: police investigating $20m of ‘high-value’ cargo stolen from Toronto airport
Police in Canada (https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada) are investigating a brazen heist of nearly C$20m (US$14.8m) in gold and other “high value” items at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
On Thursday evening, Peel Regional Police said the gold and other goods were stolen on Monday after containers were offloaded from an aircraft.
“An aircraft arrived here at the airport in the early evening. As per normal procedure, the aircraft was unloaded and cargo was transported from the aircraft to a holding cargo facility,” inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said while announcing the theft.
“What I can say is that the container [had] a high-value shipment. It did contain gold but was not exclusive to gold and contained other items of monetary value.”
Investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were also looking into the theft, which is one of the largest in Canadian history. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, citing the “active police investigation”, declined to comment on the theft.
Goldmines from northern Ontario often ship bullion through the city’s airport, which handles nearly half of the country’s air cargo…..
Canada gold heist: police investigating $20m of ‘high-value’ cargo stolen from Toronto airport
Police in Canada (https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada) are investigating a brazen heist of nearly C$20m (US$14.8m) in gold and other “high value” items at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
On Thursday evening, Peel Regional Police said the gold and other goods were stolen on Monday after containers were offloaded from an aircraft.
“An aircraft arrived here at the airport in the early evening. As per normal procedure, the aircraft was unloaded and cargo was transported from the aircraft to a holding cargo facility,” inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said while announcing the theft.
“What I can say is that the container [had] a high-value shipment. It did contain gold but was not exclusive to gold and contained other items of monetary value.”
Investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were also looking into the theft, which is one of the largest in Canadian history. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, citing the “active police investigation”, declined to comment on the theft.
Goldmines from northern Ontario often ship bullion through the city’s airport, which handles nearly half of the country’s air cargo…..