The airport was the setting of a gold heist involving a Brink’s armoured car back in 1952(opens in a new tab), when about $215,000 worth of gold was taken, amounting to roughly $2.35 million today

Suspect used fraudulent document to steal $20M in gold during heist at Toronto airport: lawsuit

By News on the Net -- CTV News——Bio and Archives--October 11, 2023

Security company Brink’s has launched a lawsuit against Air Canada following the gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport last spring(opens in a new tab), alleging that the airline allowed an unidentified individual to walk away with $20 million in gold and millions in cash after presenting personnel with a fraudulent waybill.

The new allegations about the unsolved heist, which occurred at the airport on the evening of April 17, were found in a statement of claim filed by Brink’s with the Federal Court of Canada on Oct. ---More...

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