Peel Region investigators are getting help from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to investigate a gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport, where gold mined in Canada is often transported for shipment worldwide.
According to the Toronto Sun, local organized crime gangs are suspected of stealing 3,600 pounds of gold worth $105 million from airline cargo earlier in the week.
The GTAA has confirmed that Pearson was briefly locked down for 18 minutes due to a security incident on Thursday. T
he RCMP officers are still gathering information on the heist, and Peel Regional Police are expected to release further details at 6:30 p.m. ET.
