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Gold from Toronto Heist "is in Dubai or India"

July 10, 24 by John Jeffay

(IDEX Online) - Police investigating the theft of CAN$20m (US$14.5m) of gold from Toronto Pearson Airport last April - the biggest heist of its kind in Canada - say much of it ended up in Dubai or India.

The perpetrators used a fraudulent airway bill (carrier's document of instruction) for shipment of seafood to dupe Air Canada Cargo warehouse staff, then used a forklift truck to empty a container packed with 6,600 gold bars, as well as foreign currency.

"We believe a large portion has gone overseas to markets that are flush with gold," said lead investigator Det. Sgt. Mike Mavity, as reported by CBC News, Canada's national broadcaster.

"That would be Dubai, or India, where you can take gold with serial numbers on it and they will still honour it and melt it down…. And we believe that happened very shortly after the incident."

Police have arrested nine men in connection with the case and are searching for three others involved in what is believed to have been an "inside job".

They say the Project 24 Karat investigation has cost CAN$5.3m so far (US$3.9m) and could end up costing CAN$ 10m (US$7.3m).

Pic courtesy Peel Regional Police. 

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