Police arrest six, seek three others linked to Canada's largest gold heist

Dark Angel 760k and still delivering | SaltWire #thinkingoutloud #medicalcourier #halifax #carsBRAMPTON, Ontario - Police in Canada and the United States have arrested six people and are seeking three others in connection with the theft of over C$22 million in gold and cash from an Air Canada cargo facility last year.

The suspects have been hit with more than 19 charges by the authorities, who recovered one kilogram of gold and approximately C$434,000 in Canadian currency, police said. Police also recovered some 65 firearms that investigators allege were purchased from the proceeds of the theft. Five suspects were arrested in Canada and conditionally released. One suspect, originally from Brampton, Ontario, was arrested in Pennsylvania along with the firearms and remains in custody in the United States. Canada-wide warrants have been issued for the remaining three suspects, police said.

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