Pearson Airport Gold Heist Trial

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Analysis

How it changed

1. 13 Oct

   A man who admitted his role in the massive gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson airport says he took 30 per cent of the gold and started melting and selling it before travelling to Pakistan, where he claims he was kidnapped and abused to give it up.

   2 outlets · Toronto Star
2. 14 Oct

   Arsalan Chaudhary was sentenced this spring to four years in prison after pleading guilty to theft over $5,000, and he was given 40 years to pay back $22 million in restitution.

   3 outlets · Toronto Star

Coverage 5 articles

• 14 Oct Key figure in Pearson gold heist says he’s having trouble testifying due to traumaArsalan Chaudhary, who admitted his role in the Toronto Pearson Airport gold heist and was sentenced to four years in prison with an order to pay back $22 million, testified at the trial of Parmpal Sidhu on Tuesday. Chaudhary stated that recalling being kidnapped and tortured in Pakistan is causing him trauma, adding that he has not received his prescribed medications while detained at Maplehurst Correctional…The Globe and Mail
• 14 Oct Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist set to hear more from key figure in caseArsalan Chaudhary, who received a four-year prison sentence and must pay $22 million in restitution for his role in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist, is continuing his testimony at the trial of Parmpal Sidhu on Wednesday. Sidhu, an Air Canada employee accused of providing a falsified waybill that enabled someone to steal over 6,600 one-ounce gold bars worth more than $22 million from the airport in April 2023…Global News
• 14 Oct Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist set to hear more from key figure in caseArsalan Chaudhary, who received a four-year prison sentence for his part in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist by pleading guilty to theft over $5,000, is scheduled to continue testifying at the trial of another individual involved in the case. Chaudhary was also ordered to pay back $22 million in restitution as part of his sentencing this spring.Toronto Star
• 13 Oct ‘I did everything for nothing’: Pearson Airport gold heist ringleader says fortune lostArsalan Chaudhary, 43, testified as a reluctant witness that he was the mastermind behind a gold heist at Toronto Pearson Airport in 2023, where over $22 million worth of gold and cash were stolen from an Air Canada cargo warehouse. After fleeing to Pakistan with his share of the loot, Chaudhary claimed he was kidnapped by men posing as police who tortured him until he revealed the location of his hidden stash. He…National Post
• 13 Oct Key figure in Pearson airport gold heist testifying at trial of another accused manArsalan Chaudhary, who admitted taking part in the 2023 Pearson airport gold heist in Toronto, is testifying at the trial of Parmpal Sidhu. Chaudhary says he took 30% of the stolen gold and began melting and selling it before traveling to Pakistan, where he claims he was kidnapped and forced to give up what remained. Sidhu has pleaded not guilty to theft over $5,000 and conspiracy charges related to the heist.Toronto Star

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