$20 million heist at Pearson Airport

[unassuming]

Like right out of "Good Fellas"

LILLEY: Huge Pearson heist takes $22 million from major Canadian bank

Two of Canada's most recognizable companies are said to be victims of the theft according to a confidential memo.

torontosun.com

 

[Jenesis]

I’ve been watching that Greatest Heists show with Pierce. This reminds me of that.

Had to be an inside job for sure.

 

[Ref]

Per the article "Asked for a comment, Air Canada sent a terse note from a generic email address.
“Hello, we have no information to provide. Please contact the Peel Police,” the email read in full."

Fortunately for the thieves Peel Police are still trying to find the Toronto Airport.

 

[tml]

 

[Indiana]

Wow. That’s about 500lbs of gold.
Couldn’t have been easy.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Cops and/or the media cant even get their numbers right.

On CP24 last night they said $100 million.
The Sun says $22 million: https://torontosun.com/opinion/colu...st-at-pearson-movie-plot-turns-reality-in-gta
The Star says $20 million: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...igating-possible-gold-heist-from-pearson.html
And the BBC says $15 million: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65328968

So which one is it??!!

 

[Butler1000]

Wow. That’s about 500lbs of gold.
Couldn’t have been easy.

625 at present prices

 

[Butler1000]

Cops and/or the media cant even get their numbers right.

On CP24 last night they said $100 million.
The Sun says $22 million: https://torontosun.com/opinion/colu...st-at-pearson-movie-plot-turns-reality-in-gta
The Star says $20 million: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...igating-possible-gold-heist-from-pearson.html
And the BBC says $15 million: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65328968

So which one is it??!!

Bbc is probably using USD. Sun may be closer as is sounds like the Star rounded it. If it was about 700 pounds then Sun is closer.

 

[K Douglas]

This looks terrible on Air Canada and on TD Bank. They need to vet their security personnel a bit better I reckon.

 

[GameBoy27]

They should've attached an Apple AirTag to it. lol

 

[RZG]

I’ve been watching that Greatest Heists show with Pierce. This reminds me of that.

Had to be an inside job for sure.

That`s a good series. For all the planning that went into any of those robberies, it`s always some avoidable little screw up that gets you caught.

 

[richaceg]

sounds like an insider job...public wouldn't know there's about 100 million worth of bank notes and gold...until the news came out.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Based on a true story

Lufthansa heist - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[unassuming]

History channel has "History's Greatest Heists" hosted by Pierce Brosnan, great watch, The Lufthansa Heist is featured in an episode.

 

[Insidious Von]

James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke died in prison in 1996.

 

[corrie fan]

It might not even be a robbery. Maybe Air Canada misplaced it like they do with many of their customer's luggage.

 

[Adamxx]

They should've attached an Apple AirTag to it. lol

Our police do not follow apple air tags, based in cases where the victims actually showed the police where the stuff was based on air tags, and they refused.

What a joke.

 

[xix]

All these comments are beautiful.

Maybe someone need it for Gold pole dancing. Girl wearing gold plated breast.

 

[Paige Blond]

They sent to Ukraine by mistake.

Or the Bank of Canada since Canada has zero gold reserve. Maybe now they have it.

 

[kherg007]

I think they eliminated deniro and pesci as suspects. Seems more the work of Penguin or Joker.