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TWO TONS of gold worth £80million from Toronto Airport in one of the world’s biggest ever heists
The US Sun ^ | 20 Apr 2023 | Olivia Burke

Posted on 04/20/2023 4:11:37 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

BANDITS have stolen almost two tons of gold worth a whopping £80million from an airport in one of the world's biggest-ever heists.

The gold, which was being held in a secure facility, was in the process of being moved through Toronto Pearson International Airport.

But crafty crooks somehow managed to intercept the swag that weighed a hulking 1,630kg.

The airport is often relied on to transport gold that has been mined in Ontario to bling lovers around the world.

Police are now desperately searching for the masterminds behind the extraordinary heist.

(Excerpt) Read more at the-sun.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Travel
KEYWORDS: airport; bandits; crime; gold; heist; secure; securefacility; theft; toronto
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To: SaveFerris

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/sweet-little-lies-maple-syrup-fraud-undermines-the-authenticity-of-canada-s-liquid-gold/ar-AA19GQle


21 posted on 04/20/2023 4:21:24 PM PDT by algore
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Nope...after all,they *were* shaving points up in Boston. And that really happened....Boston College basketball.


22 posted on 04/20/2023 4:21:31 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Two Words: BANANA REPUBLIC!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

£8 million for the Big Guy?


23 posted on 04/20/2023 4:22:10 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Soros on assisting Nazis with the Holocaust: "That's when my character was made.")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

On King! On you huskies!


24 posted on 04/20/2023 4:22:11 PM PDT by Jim Noble (You have sat too long for any good you have been doing )
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To: mikey_hates_everything
Don't worry Frankie... Everybody's going to get their 'cut'.


25 posted on 04/20/2023 4:22:27 PM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Yo-Yo

James Bond: “She’s dead. Covered in paint. Gold paint.”
M: “Gold? All over?”


26 posted on 04/20/2023 4:23:07 PM PDT by abb
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To: abb

“We believe it was the work of thieves.”


27 posted on 04/20/2023 4:24:00 PM PDT by Publius
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To: wally_bert

—”Benton Fraser RCMP and Ray Vecchio can handle the investigation.”

If you want that team, gotta have the old PM, Diefenbaker!


28 posted on 04/20/2023 4:25:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Maybe a good movie will be made.


29 posted on 04/20/2023 4:26:05 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

How about Dudley Do-Right..........


30 posted on 04/20/2023 4:26:26 PM PDT by njslim
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Trudeau is on it

31 posted on 04/20/2023 4:26:30 PM PDT by Dogbert41
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told reporters the spoils were snatched using "illegal means."

We don’t know the context of the inspector’s words but this definitely one of those sentences that make you go “Duh”!

32 posted on 04/20/2023 4:27:16 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Yo-Yo

—”The police are on the lookout for an Asian man wearing a Bowler and driving a classic Rolls Royce Phantom III.”

Perfect!
Simply perfect!


33 posted on 04/20/2023 4:27:58 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Oh so now we’re supposed to believe there’s a gold shortage.


34 posted on 04/20/2023 4:30:33 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: SaveFerris

Claude Cooper is suspected.


35 posted on 04/20/2023 4:30:42 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Publius

Gomer Pyle said it best: “A decoy! Shazam!”


36 posted on 04/20/2023 4:32:13 PM PDT by abb
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Morrie got the pick!


37 posted on 04/20/2023 4:32:24 PM PDT by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars. A Man, and proud of it!)
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To: Pontiac

—”Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn told reporters the spoils were snatched using “illegal means.”

Perhaps it is the American English/Canadian English/divided by a common language thing?


38 posted on 04/20/2023 4:32:38 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: sit-rep
It's amazing how many DISABLED CCTV CAMERAS you can buy with 2 tons of gold..
39 posted on 04/20/2023 4:35:54 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Publius
#27: “We believe it was the work of thieves.”

Dang. I wish they weren't so hasty in jumping to conclusions.
I suggest we wait until all the facts are in.

40 posted on 04/20/2023 4:36:42 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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