9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

Police said the story of the biggest gold theft in Canadian history feels like it belongs in a Netflix series.Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars , and CA$2.5 million in foreign currencies were stolen. The gold was melted down and used to purchase illegal firearms, police said.

He said that late afternoon a truck driver arrived at the airline’s cargo warehouse with a fraudulent bill that was provided to an airline warehouse attendant. Mavity said some of the suspects were known to police and some were not. He said they seized six crudely made bracelets made of gold. Police are searching for former Air Canada manager Simran Preet Panesar, 31, from Brampton as well as Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton and Arsalan Chaudhary, 42, from Mississauga Ontario.

Brinks sued Air Canada over the theft last year. According to the company’s filing last year, a thief walked away with the costly cargo after presenting a fake document at an Air Canada warehouse on April 17.

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