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MANDEL: Pearson gold heist mastermind sentenced to just four years in jail

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08.04.2026

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MANDEL: Pearson gold heist mastermind sentenced to just four years in jail

Ontario Court Justice Shannon McPherson also ordered Arsalan Chaudhary, 44, to pay back $22 million to Brinks

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One of the key masterminds behind Canada’s largest gold heist — the brazen theft of $22.5 million in gold and cash from Toronto’s Pearson airport three years ago — has been sentenced to just four years behind bars.

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