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| Toronto airport gold heist: Police says $15m of valuables stolen | Toronto airport gold heist: Police says $15m of valuables stolen |
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| Police are investigating a gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a location often used to ship gold mined in Ontario province. | |
| Canadian officials say more than C$20m ($15m; £12m) of gold and valuables were stolen on Monday 17 April. | |
| The "high-value" aircraft container arrived at the airport in the evening and was transported to a cargo holding facility. | |
| Police believe that is where the heist took place. | Police believe that is where the heist took place. |
| The theft could mark one of the bigger heists in Canadian history, including the 2011 and 2012 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, when 3,000 tonnes of syrup valued at $18.7m were stolen from a storage facility in Quebec. | The theft could mark one of the bigger heists in Canadian history, including the 2011 and 2012 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, when 3,000 tonnes of syrup valued at $18.7m were stolen from a storage facility in Quebec. |
| Peel Regional Police inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said their team is investigating "all avenues" and described Monday's incident as "isolated" and "rare". | Peel Regional Police inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said their team is investigating "all avenues" and described Monday's incident as "isolated" and "rare". |
| He said the aircraft container was about 5 sq ft in size, but declined to say how much it weighed. | He said the aircraft container was about 5 sq ft in size, but declined to say how much it weighed. |
| Officials have also refused to say what airline shipped the cargo, or where the load had come from and its intended destination. | Officials have also refused to say what airline shipped the cargo, or where the load had come from and its intended destination. |
| The Toronto Sun reported earlier on Thursday that police thought organised crime groups were involved. Mr Duivesteyn said it was too early to tell. | The Toronto Sun reported earlier on Thursday that police thought organised crime groups were involved. Mr Duivesteyn said it was too early to tell. |
| The BBC contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Pearson Airport for comment. | |
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