Two thieves are finally arrested for Canada's $20M gold heist at Toronto ... trends now
Police in Canada are promising a break-through in their long-running investigation into the country's biggest heist after four men were indicted in the US.
More than $20 million worth of gold bars were stolen from an Air Canada cargo depot at Toronto Pearson Airport in April 2023, just minutes after they landed from Switzerland.
Canadian police believe that men arrested for a cross-border gun-smuggling ring were involved and will announce details at a press conference on Wednesday morning, a year to the day since the theft.
Durante King-Mclean, 25, Prasath Paramalingam, 34, and Archit Grover, 36, all from the Brampton district next to the airport have been arrested, along with Jalisa Edwards, 25, from Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
The 400 kilos of gold ingots along with nearly $2 million in cash were driven away from the airport after the thieves allegedly presented a false waybill to Air Canada staff.
The gold heist was pulled off near Toronto's Pearson airport, Canada's largest airport - with Air Canada accused of having 'no security protocols' to prevent thieves taking 'valuable cargo' transported to a nearby warehouse
The daring heist saw thieves take off with almost 900lbs in gold and $1.9 million in bank notes
The heist was ranked as the sixth largest gold heist in the history of world crime.
It was five months before the first arrest was made when police in Pennsylvania stopped a Nissan Sentra being driven by King-Mclean for suspected motor vehicle violations.
He tried to flee on foot when officers discovered he was in the US illegally, and a search of his car revealed 65 guns, including two fully-automatic weapons, they believe he wanted to smuggle back to Canada.
Police sources told the Canadian National Post that Paramalingam had been involved in the gun smuggling ring since the time of the heist, and allegedly helped arrange and pay for arrange for King-Mclean's entry into the United States.
The US Justice Department said King-Mclean obtained his weapons in Florida and Georgia, and traveled back towards Canada and through Franklin
