April 20, 2024
The Great Gold Caper: Unraveling Canada’s Biggest Heist
Uncovering the Heist Canada had its own real-life “Goldfinger” saga with a daring heist back in April at Pearson Airport, the country’s bustling hub, where thieves brazenly made off with potentially over C$20 million in gold from a cargo storage area. Swiss giants Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft and Valcambi SA entrusted Brink’s with the precious cargo’s transportation from Zurich to Toronto, a move that would soon turn into an international scandal. The Twist in the Tale In a classic turn of events, Brink’s then engaged Air Canada to fly the valuable treasures across the two cities. However, in a surprising development
