Overview
- Peel Regional Police arrested 43-year-old Arsalan Chaudhary at Toronto Pearson after he landed from Dubai on Jan. 12 and held him for a bail hearing.
- Chaudhary is charged with theft over $5,000, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
- The April 17, 2023 shipment from Zurich contained about 400 kilograms of .9999-pure gold and foreign currency that was removed from a cargo facility using a fraudulent airway bill and a five-ton truck.
- Project 24K has identified 10 suspects and produced more than 21 charges, with seizures including cash, luxury vehicles, high-end watches and firearms.
- Several suspects remain outstanding, including a former Air Canada employee believed to be in India with an extradition request, a Brampton man under a bench warrant, and a U.S.-based suspect wanted in Canada.