From Nationalpost · · 1m 10s
Mysterious calls before $22M gold heist
Worker at Toronto airport gold heist warehouse received two mysterious calls days before $22M theft.
In brief
Worker at Toronto airport gold heist warehouse received two mysterious calls days before $22M theft. A worker at Toronto Pearson airport’s cargo warehouse received two mysterious phone calls shortly before $22 million in gold and cash was stolen from the facility on April 17, 2023. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Mysterious phone calls
A worker at Toronto Pearson airport received two mysterious phone calls shortly before $22 million in gold and cash was stolen.
Worker testifies at trial
Vatsal Vaid, a 27-year-old controls technologist at Air Canada’s cargo warehouse, testified about moving gold crates without suspicion.
Gold heist details
The stolen gold and cash were moved unknowingly by workers using automated systems until Brink’s guards arrived hours later.
System operation
Vaid worked in Air Canada’s Hub Operations Control Centre managing cargo movement with third-party contractor Katlyn International.
System function
The automated system moved cargo without issues until technical problems required Vaid’s intervention.
“They would reach out to me if there’s any technical problem, otherwise, everything worked automatically most of the times”
Heist consequence
The gold heist was discovered hours after the theft when Brink’s guards couldn’t find the stolen cargo.
The big picture
A worker at Toronto Pearson airport’s cargo warehouse received two mysterious phone calls shortly before $22 million in gold and cash was stolen from the facility on April 17, 2023.
