One of Canada’s biggest heists remains unsolved after six months and now the two parties involved with handling the lost loot are in a bitter lawsuit over who is at fault.
Almost $24 million in gold bars and cash was stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport cargo warehouse in April, using a fake waybill to claim the cargo.
The airline, Air Canada, is now at odds with Brink’s, the armoured car carrier, over who should take responsibility for the stolen goods.
Brink’s alleged in a legal filing in October that it was Air Canada’s poor security that allowed the thief to make off with the gold and cash only 42 minutes after it arrived at the airport cargo warehouse.
Air Canada countered by alleging that Brink’s shipped the gold and cash from Zurich to Toronto without declaring its value.
They also allege that security was lax because Brink’s didn’t pay for additional security nor did they add insurance to the load.
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