On April 17, 2023, in the largest gold heist at Canada's largest airport, 6,600 gold bars worth more than (Canadian) $20 million and foreign currency worth approximately (Canadian) $2.5 million were taken from Air Canada's storage. The depot was stolen from Pearson. There is an international airport here.
Making the announcement Tuesday at the Toronto airport, police said those arrested included Parampal Sidhu, 54, of Brampton, who is an Air Canada employee.
Another Indo-Canadian arrested is Amit Jalota (40), who is from Oakville near Toronto.
The other three people arrested in the case were Ammad Choudhary, 43, of Georgetown, near Brampton, Ali Raza, 37, of Toronto, and Prasad Paramalingam, 35, of Brampton.The arrests were announced after a long-running investigation under Project 24K.
Additionally, police have issued Canada-wide warrants for Simran Preet Panesar, 31, of Brampton, who was an Air Canada employee at the time of the theft, Archit Grover, 36, of Brampton, and Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, of Brampton. Mississauga.
6,600 gold bars and currency weighing more than 400 kg were transported from Zurich to Toronto on April 17, 2023, by Raiffeisen and Walcomb, two Swiss banks, for the transaction.
The Swiss banks hired Miami-based security company Brink's to protect and supervise the transfer of the shipment to Toronto.
Brought to Toronto from Zurich in two cargo shipments – bearing the words Banknotes and Goldbars, these were deposited at the Air Canada Storage Depot at Toronto Airport.Exactly three hours later, an unknown person produced counterfeit copies of waybill.
"A short time later, a forklift arrived with a container of gold and foreign currency and loaded it into the back of the suspect's truck," police said.
At about 9:30 p.m. that same day, when Brink's employees in Canada went to the A Canada cargo depot to pick up the shipment, it was already gone.
Brinks is suing Air Canada for handling the cargo "negligently and negligently."
“Upon receiving the fraudulent waybill, AC personnel released the shipment to an unknown individual, after which the unknown individual absconded with the cargo,” Brink says."
Making the announcement Tuesday at the Toronto airport, police said those arrested included Parampal Sidhu, 54, of Brampton, who is an Air Canada employee.
Another Indo-Canadian arrested is Amit Jalota (40), who is from Oakville near Toronto.
The other three people arrested in the case were Ammad Choudhary, 43, of Georgetown, near Brampton, Ali Raza, 37, of Toronto, and Prasad Paramalingam, 35, of Brampton.The arrests were announced after a long-running investigation under Project 24K.
Additionally, police have issued Canada-wide warrants for Simran Preet Panesar, 31, of Brampton, who was an Air Canada employee at the time of the theft, Archit Grover, 36, of Brampton, and Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, of Brampton. Mississauga.
6,600 gold bars and currency weighing more than 400 kg were transported from Zurich to Toronto on April 17, 2023, by Raiffeisen and Walcomb, two Swiss banks, for the transaction.
The Swiss banks hired Miami-based security company Brink's to protect and supervise the transfer of the shipment to Toronto.
Brought to Toronto from Zurich in two cargo shipments – bearing the words Banknotes and Goldbars, these were deposited at the Air Canada Storage Depot at Toronto Airport.Exactly three hours later, an unknown person produced counterfeit copies of waybill.
"A short time later, a forklift arrived with a container of gold and foreign currency and loaded it into the back of the suspect's truck," police said.
At about 9:30 p.m. that same day, when Brink's employees in Canada went to the A Canada cargo depot to pick up the shipment, it was already gone.
Brinks is suing Air Canada for handling the cargo "negligently and negligently."
“Upon receiving the fraudulent waybill, AC personnel released the shipment to an unknown individual, after which the unknown individual absconded with the cargo,” Brink says."
