Canada- Major gold heist at Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, April 2023

[tarabull]

Montreal gold discovery prompts questions about Pearson heist | CityNews Calgary

Police are sharing very few details about whether a large discovery of gold during a Montreal firearms raid has any connection to the gold that went missing earlier from Pearson Airport. David Zura explains.

calgary.citynews.ca

 

[ifindedout]

Arrests made

Police to announce arrests in Toronto Pearson airport gold heist

Police say that arrests have been made in connection with a $20-million gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport one year ago.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

In its statement of claim, Brink’s said that an unidentified individual gained access to Air Canada’s cargo warehouse after presenting phoney paperwork approximately 40 minutes after the plane carrying the goods first landed.

[...]

In a news release on Tuesday, police said that investigators will announce “details and arrests made” in relation to the investigation, dubbed Project 24K, at a news conference on Wednesday.

The news conference is set for 8:30 a.m.

 

[JDG]

Arrests made

In its statement of claim, Brink’s said that an unidentified individual gained access to Air Canada’s cargo warehouse after presenting phoney paperwork approximately 40 minutes after the plane carrying the goods first landed.

[...]

In a news release on Tuesday, police said that investigators will announce “details and arrests made” in relation to the investigation, dubbed Project 24K, at a news conference on Wednesday.

The news conference is set for 8:30 a.m.

Thanks for posting this in the correct thread.

I’ve posted it elsewhere….but a related thread. lol

 

[JDG]

Sounds like they might have been sitting in the restaurant nearby, awaiting the planes arrival. Wow!

 

[dotr]

Arrests in $20-million Toronto airport gold heist stem from cross-border gun running plot

'Project 24K' a secret, joint-task investigation into the high-profile theft from Pearson airport has made arrests in the theft of gold bars

nationalpost.com

Adrian Humphreys Published Apr 16, 2024

Mug shot of Durante King-Mclean, 25, after his U.S. arrest last year. PHOTO BY PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE
''Three men from Brampton, Ont., identified in U.S. court documents as Durante King-Mclean, 25, Prasath Paramalingam, 34, and Archit Grover, 36, as well as Jalisa Edwards, 25, from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, have been indicted in the United States for a conspiracy to engage in international firearms trafficking.

The arrests are linked to the Toronto gold heist, according to law enforcement sources.''

''Authorities claim Paramalingam was involved in the gun conspiracy since April 2023 — around the time of the gold heist — with others to arrange for King-Mclean’s illegal entry into the United States.''

 

[DJfan88]

Cracking the $20-million Pearson airport gold heist: Full Comment podcast

Scott Andrew Selby joins host Brian Lilley this week to discuss what we know about how the recent Pearson heist went down

nationalpost.com

 

[JDG]

First arrests over one of Canada's biggest-ever gold heists

Durante King-Mclean, 25, Prasath Paramalingam, 34, and Archit Grover, 36, all from the Brampton district next to the airport have been arrested, along with Jalisa Edwards, 25, from Fort Lauderdale

www.dailymail.co.uk

Even the Daily Mail has the scoop ahead of the presser! LOL

 

[JDG]

IMO. It’s a good/ great thing that these dudes are under arrest in the US.

They’ll likely get stiff sentences in the US.

Up here, they’d get a slap on the wrist, restorative Justice and might have to return the money ( if it can be found ).

 

[Dpdan]

How would the thieves have known about the cargo if apparently it was unmarked and AC didn't know what it was?

 

[JDG]

 

[JDG]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pearson-airport-heist-arrests-1.7176041

 

[JDG]

Nine arrests made in $20M Toronto Pearson airport gold heist: police

Peel Regional Police say their joint task force investigation — dubbed Project 24K — also interrupted an attempt to import firearms

nationalpost.com

 

[MrsWatson]

I'm getting an organized crime vibe from this with the weapons trafficking coupled with such a huge theft.

 

[PrairieWind]

I'm getting an organized crime vibe from this with the weapons trafficking coupled with such a huge theft.

Organized crime is typically behind these large thefts like this.

 

[dotr]

Air Canada employees among suspects arrested in Toronto airport gold theft

Air Canada employees are among the suspects in the theft of gold bars from a cargo hold at Toronto Pearson airport, police said. Read more.

financialpost.com

''One of the Air Canada employees, a 54-year-old man named Parmpal Sidhu, was arrested and charged with theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. Police said they’re still looking for Simran Preet Panesar, 31, who also worked for the Montreal-based airline at the time and is facing the same charges''.

he gold bars and bills were then hauled to a cargo facility where, at around 6:30 p.m., a driver showed up in a white truck with a fraudulent document to claim the shipment.

'That document, police said, was a duplicate of an air waybill for a seafood shipment that had been picked up the day before'

 

[Cedars]

How would the thieves have known about the cargo if apparently it was unmarked and AC didn't know what it was?

True - how did these lowlifes know a big shipment of gold was coming in?

My bets are on this guy:
" A Canada-wide warrant has been issued 31-year-old Simran Preet Panesar, who police said resigned from his position as a manager at Air Canada back in the summer.

“He has been known to us since early on in the investigation. He actually led a tour for Peel Regional Police before we knew his involvement,” Mavity said Wednesday.

"He added that police have an idea where Panesar may be..."

'They needed people inside Air Canada:' Police announce arrests in Pearson gold heist

Police say one former and one current employee of Air Canada are among the nine suspects that are facing charges in connection with the gold heist at Pearson International Airport last year.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

IMO, Panesar may be the one who was briefed ahead of time/ worked with Brinks on security for the shipment. Was probably corrupted through some kind of connections, rather than a member of the gang.

JMO

 

[dotr]

Toronto Pearson gold heist: Ontario man arrested at airport after arriving from India | Globalnews.ca

An Ontario man is facing charges in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year, Peel Regional Police say.

globalnews.ca

May 9 2024
''Archit Grover, a 36-year-old man from Brampton, was arrested at the airport on Monday after arriving on a flight from India, the force said in a news release Thursday.'

''Those charged include Parmpal Sidhu, a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and Ali Raza, a 37-year-old man from Toronto, who is a jewelry store owner, Mavity said. Others include Amit Jalota, a 40-year-old man from Oakville, Ammad Chaudhary, a 43-year-old man from Georgetown and Prasath Paramalingam, a 35-year-old man from Brampton.''

 

[TailSpin]

Former Air Canada manager wanted in gold heist to turn himself in​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pearson-gold-heist-simran-preet-panesar-1.7234635

 

[Otterly]

Former Air Canada manager wanted in gold heist to turn himself in​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pearson-gold-heist-simran-preet-panesar-1.7234635

That leaves one suspect on the run:

"Arsalan Chaudhary, a 42-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., has not been located."

"On Friday, a spokesperson said investigators believe Chaudhary may be in Dubai."

 

[dotr]

Gold from Toronto Pearson heist likely in India or Dubai: police

Police believe that the majority of gold stolen from Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2023 has been smuggled, sold and melted overseas.

www.cp24.com

July 6 '24 rbbm
''In a Peel Police board meeting on June 21, members gave an update about the investigation, stating that while a small amount of the stolen gold is believed to have been melted in a Toronto-area jewelry shop, the rest is believed to have been sent abroad.

“We believe that a large portion has gone overseas to markets that are flushed with gold, 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,” Det.-Sgt. Mike Mavity said. “That is our belief, and we believe that happened very shortly after the [heist].”