Peel police are confirming an investigation after a shipping container containing roughly $20 million in gold and other high-value items vanished from Toronto Pearson International Airport in what RCMP are referring to as a “gold heist.”
Peel Regional Police Insp. Stephen Duivesteyn said an aircraft landed at the airport on the evening of April 17.
Duivesteyn said cargo from the plane, including the container was transported to a holding facility.
He said the “high value” container was then removed “by illegal means” from the facility.
According to Duivesteyn, the cargo was then reported missing to the force.
Earlier on Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed to Global News that Peel Regional Police “is investigating the gold heist at the airport.”
Duivesteyn confirmed the container contained gold and other items of value.
He said the investigation remains ongoing, but said the force believes it is an “isolated incident.”
Meanwhile, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority told Global News it is “aware of a theft that took place this week.”
“The GTAA wishes to clarify that thieves accessed the public side of a warehouse that is leased to a third party, outside of our primary security line,” the spokesperson said. “This did not involve access to Toronto Pearson itself and did not pose a threat to passengers or GTAA staff.”
Police did not release any information regarding suspects.