According to a statement of claim that Brink’s and two of its subsidiaries filed with the Federal Court of Canada, the cash and the gold were two separate shipments traveling together. The 53 kilograms of cash worth $1.9 million were sent by a Swiss bank to a Vancouver-based currency exchange. The 400 kilos of gold bars worth 13.6 million Swiss francs, or $15.3 million, were going to Toronto-Dominion Bank from a precious metal refinery in Switzerland. Brink’s said that it was responsible to the shippers for covering any losses if the gold and cash went missing. About 40 minutes later, according to the court filing, an “unidentified individual” entered the warehouse.

Source: New York Times October 21, 2023 10:10 UTC