Police say that arrests have been made in connection with a gold heist at Pearson International Airport one year ago.
The heist happened on April 17, 2023 and involved the theft of a "high-value container" from a holding cargo facility after it was taken off an Air Canada plane.The statement of claim, which was filed on Oct. 6, 2023, says staff then handed over $2 million in U.S. currency and 400 kilograms of gold bars – currently worth about $21.1 million – to the alleged thief.
Representatives from Peel Regional Police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are expected to speak.Toronto Pearson's most recent gold heist wasn't its first. Here's what happened thenPakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along borderCanada needs to build 1.
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