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Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist set to hear more from key figure in case

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Arsalan 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, has pleaded not guilty.

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Arsalan Chaudhary, who received a four-year prison sentence this spring for his role in the massive Toronto Pearson Airport gold heist, is testifying at the trial of Parmpal Sidhu. Sidhu has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence related to the 2023 heist. Chaudhary admitted taking 30% of the stolen gold before fleeing to Pakistan, where he claims he was kidnapped and tortured until he revealed the location of his stash. The heist involved more than $22 million worth of gold and currency, with approximately 6,600 one-ounce gold bars, weighing over 400 kilograms, being stolen from the airport after arriving from Switzerland. Chaudhary also implicated Simran Preet Panesar, a former Air Canada employee, as the inside man who assisted in the theft but is now a wanted fugitive believed to be living in India.

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Air Canada Brampton Ont Peel Switzerland

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Air Canada ORG · 1× Arsalan Chaudhary PERSON · 1× Brampton GPE · 1× Chaudhary PERSON · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Parmpal Sidhu PERSON · 1× Peel GPE · 1× Sidhu PERSON · 1× Switzerland GPE · 1×

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Get breaking National news He took the stand Tuesday in the Brampton, Ont., trial of Parmpal Sidhu, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in the 2023 heist.

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🔮 The man who received a prison sentence for his role in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist is expected to continue his testimony Wednesday at the trial of another man accused in the case.

2026-10-14 · Global News

Trial for man accused in Pearson gold heist set to hear more from key figure in case · assertive framing

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The man who received a prison sentence for his role in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist is expected to continue his testimony Wednesday at the trial of another man accused in the case. asserted

who → receive → case

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. asserted

he → sentence → restitution

who → get → heist

Chaudhary said he planned the heist with another man who is still wanted by authorities, and he ended up taking 30 per cent of boxes full of one-ounce gold bars. asserted

he → say → bars

Prosecutors allege that Sidhu, an Air Canada employee at the time, provided a doctored waybill that allowed another man to pick up more than $22 million in gold and currency from a Pearson airport cargo bay. asserted

man → allege → bay

Peel regional police have said 6,600 gold bars weighing more than 400 kilograms were stolen from the airport on April 17, 2023, after the shipment arrived from Switzerland. asserted

shipment → say → Switzerland