It was a brazen theft: thousands of gold bars and millions of dollars in bank notes stolen a year ago from Toronto’s international airport.
On Wednesday, Canadian authorities announced the arrest of nine people, including an Air Canada employee, in connection with the theft of more than 20 million Canadian dollars, about $14.5 million, in gold bars and 2.5 million dollars, about $1.8 million, in bank notes that vanished from a warehouse at Toronto Pearson Airport in April 2023.
Arrest warrants have also been issued for three other people, including a manager at the airline.
“One we jokingly say belongs in a Netflix series.” The Peel police are responsible for law enforcement at Toronto’s airport.
The gold, Chief Duraiappah said, was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada.
Persons:
Nishan Duraiappah, Duraiappah
Organizations:
Air Canada, Toronto Pearson Airport, Peel Regional Police, Netflix, Peel
Locations:
Toronto, Toronto’s, Canada, Pennsylvania