'How gold becomes guns': heist spotlights illegal US-Canada gun trade - BBC News

The majority of handguns used in Canadian crimes come from the US, where gun laws are much more lax.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Canadian police said the heist is not just about gold, but "how gold turns into guns"By Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoThe arrests that followed a "sensational" gold heist have shed light on the illegal gun trade between the US and Canada.

Thousands of gold bars worth C$20m ($14.5m; £11.6m) were stolen from the Toronto airport in Canada a year ago.

Police have since said the gold was sold for cash to buy guns in the US.

Officials allege the arrested suspects had planned to smuggle the guns into Canada, which has strict gun laws, and sell them on the black market.

"This isn't just about gold," said Nando Iannicca, chair of the Peel Regional Police, the force responsible for the arrest of nine suspects who were allegedly involved in the heist.

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