Nearly $15 million of gold and valuables stolen in heist from Toronto's Pearson Airport
CBSNov 24, 2022
The Facts
Canadian police are investigating a major heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in which approximately CAD $20M (US $14.8M) of gold and other valuable assets vanished on Monday.
Peel Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn spoke to the media Thursday and said a "high-value container" was stolen after it was off-loaded into a holding cargo facility from a plane that had arrived at Canada’s busiest airport.
The Spin
Narrative A
Regional and national police are looking into this massive heist. There isn’t much information available at this time, but investigators believe this is an isolated incident that doesn't appear to be a professional job. Thefts like this are rare in Canada, and authorities will get to the bottom of it.