Gold heist at Canada’s busiest airport estimated at $14m
1 year, 11 months ago

Gold heist at Canada’s busiest airport estimated at $14m

Al Jazeera  

A container carrying ‘high-value’ items was stolen after being unloaded from a plane at a cargo facility at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. Canadian police are investigating a major gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after millions of dollars of the precious metal and other valuables went missing. Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told the Toronto Star newspaper that a container was stolen after being unloaded from a plane at a cargo facility. “… We’re looking at all angles on how this item was stolen.” The Greater Toronto Airports Authority said in a statement that thieves accessed the public side of a warehouse leased to a third party and outside its primary security line.

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ED raids Canada gold heist accused’s residences in Mohali, Chandigarh
1 month ago

ED raids Canada gold heist accused’s residences in Mohali, Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residences of Simran Preet Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest-ever gold heist, at Sector 79 in Mohali and Sector 38 in Chandigarh, two days after the federal agency registered a money laundering case in the crime that took place on foreign soil. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residences …

ED raids on Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist
1 month ago

ED raids on Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest gold heist

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the residence of Simran Preet Panesar, key suspect in Canada’s biggest-ever gold heist, in Mohali, two days after the federal agency registered a money laundering case in the crime which took place on foreign soil. The financial crimes probe agency, without any request from Canada, has suo motu registered an Enforcement Case Information Report …

Gang flees with black gold in Hollywood-style heist in Panvel
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gang flees with black gold in Hollywood-style heist in Panvel

Hindustan Times  

NAVI MUMBAI: It wasn’t a Hollywood film set but a real-life heist pulled off by 35 armed men who made off with 40 tonnes of, not gold, but black gold, from a warehouse in Panvel, in the early hours of Tuesday. The dramatic robbery took place at a Customs warehouse in Shirodhan, in Panvel, where a confiscated consignment had been …

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan

ABP News  

Three individuals were caught smuggling gold after they raised suspicion among the air staff after they refused three meal services. While travelling on Indigo Airlines flight 6E-1802 from Uzbekistan’s Almaty to Delhi the air staff noticed that the individuals refused all three of their meal services, and sat completely still throughout the three-and-a-half-hour flight. Meanwhile, a passenger travelling domestically from …

CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

CA$ 30m gold heist: Stolen bars may be in India, say police

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: Gold, worth over CA$ 30 million, stolen during the largest heist in Canadian history, may have ended up in India, according to law enforcement. The gold, in 6600 bars, was stolen from an Air Canada cargo terminal in Toronto’s Pearson Airport on April 17 last year. “We believe a large portion has gone overseas to markets that are flush …

Canada’s largest gold heist case: Punjab-origin former airline manager to surrender, says lawyer
9 months, 1 week ago

Canada’s largest gold heist case: Punjab-origin former airline manager to surrender, says lawyer

Hindustan Times  

Ottawa Simran Preet Panesar A 31-year-old Indian-origin former Air Canada manager wanted in connection with Canada’s largest gold and cash heist worth CAD 22.5 million is preparing to surrender in the next few weeks, his lawyer has said, according to a report on Saturday. Simran Preet Panesar, wanted in the brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport last …

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore
9 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday unearthed an international gold smuggling racket and seized over 9 kilograms of gold worth ₹6.2 crore in two different incidents within three hours. Based on specific intelligence that a syndicate would conceal gold inside the aircraft during its international leg for further retrieval, the officers of DRI Bengaluru rummaged through the …

Canada’s biggest gold heist: Indian-origin man arrested in CAD 22 million theft case after he lands from India
10 months, 1 week ago

Canada’s biggest gold heist: Indian-origin man arrested in CAD 22 million theft case after he lands from India

Live Mint  

An Indian-origin man has been arrested in Canada in connection with the biggest gold heist from Toronto airport in the history of Ottawa after a suspect landed in the country from India, reported India Today on Monday. The report said the arrest of Archit Grover, 36, comes nearly a month after the capture of nine individuals implicated in the sensational …

Flight from India lands man in police net over Canada's biggest gold heist
10 months, 1 week ago

Flight from India lands man in police net over Canada's biggest gold heist

India Today  

An Indian-origin man was arrested in Canada in the biggest gold heist in the country's history after he flew in from India. The arrest of the 36-year-old Indian-origin man comes almost a month after nine individuals were arrested in the sensational gold and cash heist from Toronto Pearson International Airport in April 2023. "On April 17, 2023, at 3:56 pm …

How Canadian gun smugglers pulled off the biggest gold heist in years
11 months, 1 week ago

How Canadian gun smugglers pulled off the biggest gold heist in years

Live Mint  

A shipment of 6,600 gold bars and millions of dollars in foreign cash landed last April at Toronto’s airport, where it was sent to a warehouse. The theft was discovered three hours later, setting off a yearlong search by Canadian police, who uncovered what is alleged to be an inside job involving employees at Air Canada and an international arms-trafficking …

Six people were arrested over massive Canadian airline heist. It ‘looks like an inside job’
11 months, 1 week ago

Six people were arrested over massive Canadian airline heist. It ‘looks like an inside job’

The Independent  

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9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history
11 months, 1 week ago

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

Hindustan Times  

TORONTO — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. 9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than …

Two Indian-origin men among 6 arrested in Canada's largest $22.5 million gold and cash heist
11 months, 1 week ago

Two Indian-origin men among 6 arrested in Canada's largest $22.5 million gold and cash heist

India TV News  

Ottawa: The six persons arrested in connection with a multimillion-dollar gold and cash heist in Canada last year include at least two Indian-origin men. On April 17, 2023, an air cargo container carrying more than 22 million Canadian dollars’ worth of gold bars and foreign currency was stolen from a secure storage facility using fake paperwork, said police. "Peel Regional …

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history
11 months, 1 week ago

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police said nine people are …

Pearson airport heist: Air Canada worker among six arrested, police say it was an inside job
11 months, 1 week ago

Pearson airport heist: Air Canada worker among six arrested, police say it was an inside job

CNN  

Ottawa CNN — Six people have been arrested in last year’s multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, police in Canada and the US said Wednesday. On April 17, 2023, an air cargo container carrying more than 22 million Canadian dollars’ worth of gold bars and foreign currency was stolen from a secure storage facility using fake paperwork, police …

9 face charges as investigators link Canada’s biggest gold theft to weapons trafficking
11 months, 1 week ago

9 face charges as investigators link Canada’s biggest gold theft to weapons trafficking

LA Times  

Police show a recovered truck at a news conference Wednesday on Project 24K, a joint investigation linking the Toronto Pearson International Airport heist to weapons seized by the U.S. and allegedly meant for trafficking into Canada. Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport …

Foiled gold heist unraveled: Kochi police crack case but victim's firm drops charges
1 year ago

Foiled gold heist unraveled: Kochi police crack case but victim's firm drops charges

New Indian Express  

“The victim’s scooter was parked on the roadside with traces of chilli powder on it. Ramesh told us he was returning from another gold finance firm after his company procured 560 grams of gold ornaments auctioned by the firm. He said the gold ornaments were kept in the laptop bag which the robbers managed to grab from him after throwing …

Trio runs out of luck while stealing gold at airport
3 years, 6 months ago

Trio runs out of luck while stealing gold at airport

The Hindu  

The police have busted a gang which used to hide gold bars in garbage bins removed from aircraft at the airport and deliver them to smugglers waiting outside. Saravanan reportedly told the police that while he was riding his bike at 4 a.m. on August 23, a gang waylaid and robbed him of two-and-a-half sovereigns of gold jewellery, cash and …

Swiss authorities search for mystery owner of nearly £152,000 worth of gold bars left on train
4 years, 9 months ago

Swiss authorities search for mystery owner of nearly £152,000 worth of gold bars left on train

The Independent  

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Man held in gold bar theft worth millions released; Still under investigation
5 years, 3 months ago

Man held in gold bar theft worth millions released; Still under investigation

NL Times  

A person of interest arrested as part of an investigation into a massive amount of missing gold was released from custody, the Public Prosecution Service said. Gold bars worth millions of euros went missing earlier this year, which authorities revealed as they raided a safety deposit box business in the heart of Rotterdam. The man who was detained is Ron …

Lost €200k gold bar returned to Utrecht owner
5 years, 4 months ago

Lost €200k gold bar returned to Utrecht owner

NL Times  

A gold bar that fell out of a transport van in Utrecht earlier this month has been returned to its rightful owner, thanks to an honest finder who made contact with the police. The gold bar, worth between 200 thousand and 235 thousand euros, was inside a transport box that fell out of a transport van on November 15th, according …

Mumbai customs officers find gold worth Rs19.38 lakh under plane seat
8 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai customs officers find gold worth Rs19.38 lakh under plane seat

Hindustan Times  

Officers from the Air Intelligence Unit of Mumbai customs on Monday found a bag containing six gold bars, worth Rs 19.38 lakh, inside an aircraft at Mumbai airport. It was the second such discovery at Mumbai airport in the past few days; on Thursday, AIU officers found an unclaimed bag full of gold bars at the international airport. A source …

Diwali crackdown: Gold, iPhones seized at Mumbai airport in two days
8 years, 5 months ago

Diwali crackdown: Gold, iPhones seized at Mumbai airport in two days

Hindustan Times  

Seven smuggling cases were detected at the Mumbai International airport in 48 hours by the Air Intelligence Unit. AIU officials said a passenger, Drastamat Vardanyan, travelling on an Armenian passport, arrived from Dubai carrying a 1,227-g gold chain valued at Rs33.98 lakh, which was seized. WATCH: 7 smuggling attempts busted in two days Another passenger, Kaiser Khan, who arrived from …

Smuggler who escaped customs last week finally caught with gold worth ₹19.37 lakh
8 years, 5 months ago

Smuggler who escaped customs last week finally caught with gold worth ₹19.37 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A man who managed to dodge customs last week wasn’t lucky the second time as he was caught with gold bars that weighed 700 grams in early on Monday. AIU stated that the gold bars were cleverly concealed inside the jeans pocket and the socks worn by the passenger. “A detailed personal search and interrogation of the passenger resulted in …

12 kg of gold bars worth over Rs 3 cr seized in Chennai
11 years, 7 months ago

12 kg of gold bars worth over Rs 3 cr seized in Chennai

India TV News  

Chennai: Smugglers have been adopting novel means to sneak in gold into the country, custom officials said here today after three persons were arrested with 12 kg of gold bars hidden in specially-made pockets and elastic belts. In the biggest haul of the month, custom officials today seized twelve kilogrammes of gold bars worth Rs 3.79 crore from three persons, …

Gold Missing from Royal Canadian Mint
15 years, 9 months ago

Gold Missing from Royal Canadian Mint

NPR  

Gold Missing from Royal Canadian Mint Police are investigating why some gold and other precious metals are missing from the Royal Canadian Mint. The mint lost the equivalent of $10 million Canadian dollars. The people who keep the Royal Canadian Mint say they keep their gold in an exceptionally secure facility. We do not know who got rich or how, …

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