Six arrested over Canada’s ‘largest’ ever gold heist worth $20m


by The Independent

The Independent— ‘This story is a sensational one, and one which probably, we jokingly say, belongs in a Netflix series”, Chief of the Peel Regional Police Nishan Duraiappah said

The Washington Post—Arrests made in $14.5 million gold heist, the largest ever in Canada. Five people in Canada and one in the U.S. were arrested after 6,600 gold bars were stolen last year. The theft has been linked to a firearms trafficking operation.

Times of India—Two Indian-origin men among six arrested in Canada's $22.5 million gold, cash heist. NEW DELHI: At least two Indian-origin men among the six individuals were arrested in connection with Canada's largest gold heist case that took place at Toronto's main airport last year.The heist, which took place on April 17, 2023, involved the theft of a cargo container carrying over 22 million Canadian dollars' worth of gold bars and foreign currency from a secure storage facility at Pearson International Airport. The stolen cargo had just arrived on an Air Canada flight from Zurich,...

India West—Men Behind Largest Gold Heist At Toronto Airport Arrested. TORONTO (IANS) – Two Indo Canadian men are among five South Asians arrested for Canada’s largest gold heist at Toronto airport. On April 17, 2023, in the largest gold heist at Canada’s biggest airport, 6,600 gold bars valued at over (Canadian) $20 million and foreign […]