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Arrest Made in Canada’s $20 Million Gold Heist

1/14/2026

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Arsalan Chaudhary, 43, was arrested on January 13, 2026, at Toronto Pearson International Airport after arriving from Dubai.
He faces charges linked to a gold heist in April 2023, where over 20 million Canadian dollars in gold bars were stolen.
The theft involved a container with about 400 kilograms of pure gold and 2.5 million Canadian dollars in foreign currency, missing since April 17, 2023.
The Peel Regional Police are investigating this case, which is one of Canada's largest gold heists.

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Arsalan Chaudhary, 43, was arrested on January 13, 2026, at Toronto Pearson International Airport after arriving from Dubai.
He faces charges linked to a gold heist in April 2023, where over 20 million Canadian dollars in gold bars were stolen.
The theft involved a container with about 400 kilograms of pure gold and 2.5 million Canadian dollars in foreign currency, missing since April 17, 2023.
The Peel Regional Police are investigating this case, which is one of Canada's largest gold heists.