2 suspects remain wanted almost 3 years after Pearson gold heist - BERITAJA

Two suspects stay connected the tally about 3 years aft the infamous golden heist astatine Toronto Pearson International Airport, constabulary say.

To date, 9 individuals person been charged aliases are wanted, and much than 21 charges person been laid aft much than $20 cardinal successful golden and $2.5 cardinal successful rate was stolen from Pearson successful April 2023.

A Peel Regional Police spokesperson told BERITAJA successful an email Thursday that 33-year-old Simran Preet Panesar and 36-year-old Prasath Paramalingam are still wanted.

Panesar, a erstwhile Air Canada worker who is believed to beryllium successful India, is wanted connected charges of theft complete $5,000 and conspiracy to perpetrate an indictable offence. Paramalingam, a Brampton, Ont., resident, is wanted connected a chair warrant aft failing to look successful tribunal connected Aug. 19, 2024.

Police arrested the mostly of the suspects a twelvemonth aft the heist unfolded. Arsalan Chaudhary, 44, who was arrested this January astatine Pearson aft arriving connected a formation from Dubai, was sentenced to 4 years successful situation Wednesday and ordered to repay Brinks $22 million.

The April 17, 2023, heist, which made international headlines at the time, progressive 6,600 golden bars and rate stolen from Pearson.

The golden and rate were ordered from a refinery successful Zurich, Switzerland, and were transported successful a instrumentality done an Air Canada formation that landed successful Toronto.

That formation landed astatine 3:56 p.m. The cargo was past offloaded from the level to an Air Canada cargo installation astatine 6:32 p.m.

Police alleged a fishy arrived astatine the installation pinch a “fraudulent airway bill” and gave it to an attendant.

A short clip later, a forklift arrived pinch a instrumentality of golden and overseas currency, which was loaded into the rear of the suspect’s truck.

At about 9:30 p.m., Brink’s Canada labor went to the Air Canada cargo tract to prime up the shipment of golden and currency. Police were contacted the pursuing time and an investigation was launched.

Video surveillance obtained by officers showed that the motortruck drove westbound into Halton Region to the northbound of Milton, Ont. That region is much rural, and yet the motortruck was lost.

On April 17, 2024, constabulary announced that 37 hunt warrants were issued, on pinch 70 accumulation orders. Officers seized $430,000 successful Canadian rate during the hunt warrants.

Also seized were six crudely made golden bracelets resembling bangles that were sent disconnected for master examination. They were axenic golden and the full worth was much than $89,000.

In addition, officers seized smelting pots, casts and moulds. The motortruck allegedly utilized to bargain the golden and rate was besides seized by police.

The investigation into the theft remains ongoing.

Anyone pinch accusation is asked to interaction police.