Five days after the theft of some $15 million in gold and other goods at the Toronto airport (Canada), the Canadian Police have yet to make any arrests and do not appear to have any suspects in the theft.
Canadian police revealed Thursday that a container stored in an area of the Toronto airport disappeared on Monday with a cargo valued at C$20 million (US$15 million).
The Police have not wanted to detail the contents of the container or its origin or destination and have limited themselves to indicating that it was transporting gold and other high-value goods.
This Friday, Canadian media said that the company Air Canadathe most important in the country, was in charge of the mysterious container at the time of the theft, although the airline has refused to confirm the information.
He toronto pearson airport issued a statement stating that it has information about the robbery but that the thieves “accessed the public area of a warehouse that was rented” to another company.
“This did not imply access in itself to the Toronto Pearson Airport and did not pose a threat to passengers or staff”, the airport added.
Police have also refused to say if the theft was carried out by professionals or if the contents of the container are still in the country.
It is not the first time that large amounts of gold have been stolen from a Canadian airport.
In 1974, a shipment of gold bars then valued at $700,000 It was stolen from the Ottawa airport. The theft was perpetrated by a Canadian group of bank robbers called the “Stopwatch Gang”. EFE
(With information from EFE)
Source: Gestion
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