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Canadian police are investigating the theft of “high-value” items worth an estimated $15 million from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
On Thursday, Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told reporters that a container carrying the items arrived on a plane Monday and was then “unloaded” and taken to a holding facility at the airport, which is standard procedure, per Canada’sCBC News.
“What I can say is that the container contained a high-value shipment, it did contain gold but was not exclusive to gold and contained other items of monetary value,” said Duivesteyn at the press conference, per the outlet.
CNN later estimated the contents of the 5 Sq. Ft. container at about $20 million Canadian dollars or about $15 million U.S. dollars.
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The theft was reported shortly after it was discovered,CBC Newsreported, adding that police have yet to make any arrests related to the theft.
The authority added that “this did not involve access to Toronto Pearson itself and did not pose a threat to passengers or GTAA staff.”
Duivesteyn, who didn’t release any information on the suspects, said the incident was “very rare” and that authorities in Toronto were focused on solving the theft.
“We’re three days in, so our investigators have their eyes open to all avenues,” Duivesteyn said, perCNN. “So we don’t want to make an error and sort of focus on one particular area, we’re kind of keeping a broad outlook on it, so we’re looking on all angles on how this item was stolen.”
source: people.com
