Police probe Toronto airport theft of US$15 million container

ACCORDING to authorities, a container containing US$15 million worth of gold and 'other valuable items' was reported stolen from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, reports Fox News. The theft occurred when a plane carrying the valuable cargo was unloaded at a location separate from the airport's passenger terminals.

'An aircraft arrived here at the airport in the early evening, was unloaded, and cargo transported from the aircraft to a holding facility,' said Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn.

'Once at a holding facility, this high-value container was removed by illegal means. This cargo was reported missing to the Peel Regional Police a short time later, and an investigation has commenced,' he said.

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