New Suspect Charged in $20M Toronto Pearson Airport Gold Theft Probe

Peel Regional Police have announced the arrest of 43-year-old Arsalan Chaudhary who was charged this week in connection with a 2023 gold heist at Pearson airport. Peel Regional Police photo

One of the men wanted in connection with a $20 million gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson airport in 2023 has been taken into custody by Peel Regional Police.

Officers arrested Arsalan Chaudhary, 43, at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he flew to Toronto from Dubai on Jan. 12, nearly two years after a Canada-wide warrant was issued for his arrest.