There have been very few details made public so far about the $20 million heist of gold and other “high-value” items at the Toronto Pearson Airport.
Police said the plane shipping the cargo arrived at the airport in the early evening of April 17. After the plane was unloaded the cargo was transported to a holding facility, and it was from there that the cargo was removed by “illegal means.”
The Globe and Mail reported on April 20 that the gold was being shipped through Air Canada’s cargo operations.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) noted in a statement that the thieves accessed “the public side of a warehouse that is leased to a third party,” which was outside of the airport authority’s primary security line….