Canada: $20M worth of gold and other 'high value' goods stolen from airport

A cargo of gold and other high-value goods was stolen after being offloaded from an aircraft at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.

According to the Canadian police, a total of $20 million worth of gold and other high-value goods was stolen.

The heist occurred on Monday when a “high-value container” was stolen from a holding cargo facility after it was taken off a plane that landed at the airport, Police said.

“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.

The cargo was secured in the holding facility, it was removed by “illegal means.” The container was holding gold and other “high-value goods” worth $20 million,” he added.

“This is very rare,” he added.

Police do not yet know where the gold was headed or if it is still in the country, he said.

Police also said they don’t know where the gold is or if it’s still in the country. Police said they believe this is an isolated incident.

No arrests have been made and police did not release any information on suspects.

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said in a brief statement that they are aware of the theft that occurred earlier this week.

“The GTAA wishes to clarify that thieves accessed the public side of a warehouse that is leased to a third party, outside of our primary security line,” the statement reads. “This did not involve access to Toronto Pearson itself and did not pose a threat to passengers or GTAA staff.”

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