Toronto Airport Gold Heist: $15M of 'High Value' Items Believed Stolen

According to CBC News, Canadian Police are investigating the theft of high-value items worth an estimated $15 million from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. 

Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told reporters that a container carrying the items arrived on a plane on Monday and was then “unloaded” and taken to a holding facility in the airport. He added that the shipment was later “removed by illegal means.” 

Per CNN the amount of the contents of the 5 Sq. Ft. container is estimated to be about $20 million Canadian dollars or about $15 million U.S. dollars. CBC News and CNN both reported the police to have yet to make any arrests related to the theft. 

According to CBS News, Greater Toronto Airports reports the thieves "accessed the public side of a warehouse that is leased to a third party, outside of our primary security line." It was added that "this did not involve access to Toronto Pearson itself and did not pose a threat to passengers or GTAA staff." Duivesteyn, who didn’t release any information on the suspects, said the incident was “very rare” and that authorities in Toronto were focused on solving the theft.