Canada Arrests Gold Heist Suspect Near Scene of the Crime

A suspect in what investigators call Canada’s largest-ever gold heist was arrested on Monday not far from the scene of the crime.

On April 17, 2023, about 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of pure gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million ($1.8 million) in cash. But the shipment disappeared after being transferred to another part of the airport, triggering a cross-border manhunt.

On Monday, Peel Regional Police arrested Arsalan Chaudhary, 43, after landing at the Toronto airport from Dubai, and charged him for theft over C$5,000, two counts of ...