Gold Heist at Canada’s Biggest Airport Is Probed by Police (1)

Canada’s national police force is investigating a heist at the country’s busiest airport that may have netted thieves millions of dollars in gold and other valuables.

Peel Regional Police said a container with more than C$20 million ($14.8 million) in gold and other items was taken from a cargo holding area at Pearson International Airport, just outside Toronto. The plane carrying the cargo landed there Monday, police said.

Watch: Mounties are looking for millions in missing gold.

Source: Bloomberg

Earlier, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed to Bloomberg that they were looking into a gold robbery. Gold mined in Canada often transits through Pearson.

The Toronto Sun reported earlier that ...