# Toronto gold heist mastermind admits snitching

> Toronto gold heist mastermind admits snitching on fugitive co-accused.
- Title: Toronto gold heist mastermind admits snitching · Nationalpost
- Summary: Toronto gold heist mastermind admits snitching on fugitive co-accused. A suspect in the 2023 Pearson International Airport gold heist trial admitted…
- Keywords: arsalan chaudhary, pearson international airport, gold heist, simran preet panesar, parmpal sidhu, peel regional police, jelena vlacic, news, politics, Toronto, gold, heist
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto-gold-heist-trial
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- Topics: arsalan chaudhary, pearson international airport, gold heist, simran preet panesar, parmpal sidhu, peel regional police, jelena vlacic, news, politics
## Witness testifies
Arsalan Chaudhary, a suspect in the 2023 Pearson International Airport gold heist, admitted to being a mastermind of one of the biggest gold heists in history.
## Memory loss concerns
Chaudhary reported low-energy testimony, little memory, and complaints of feeling triggered by questions during court.
## Crown prosecutor questions
Crown prosecutor Jelena Vlacic asked Chaudhary if his reticence was more about prison culture than mental health.
## Snitching on fugitive
Chaudhary agreed he snitched on Simran Preet Panesar, a fugitive co-accused living in India, but not on Parmpal Sidhu, the current defendant.
## Prison snitching perspective
Chaudhary said snitching doesn't matter where the person is, as people in jail don't differentiate between snitches.

> When you’re in jail and when you snitch on somebody, it doesn’t matter where they are. If snitching is a snitch, it doesn’t make a difference.
## What Chaudhary admits
Chaudhary admitted he has an opinion on snitching, saying it's positive in prison despite his earlier claims of having no opinion.

> I have no comment, ma’am.
## Key takeaway

A suspect in the 2023 Pearson International Airport gold heist trial admitted snitching on a fugitive co-accused but not the current defendant.