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Toronto Pearson gold heist: Multiple people charged in historic $20M theft
Multiple people have been arrested in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year, Peel Regional Police say. The 2023 heist, which made international headlines at the time, involved 6,600 gold bars valued at over $20 million stolen from Toronto Pearson International Airport, Det. Sgt. Mike Mavity told reporters on Wednesday. Cash valued at $2.5 million was also taken. The gold and currency was ordered from a refinery in Zurich, Switzerland, Mavity said, and then transported in a container through an Air Canada flight that landed in Toronto. That flight landed ... (full story)