Toronto airport gold heist suspect gets 13 years in the U.S. for gun smuggling
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The alleged driver in a $22-million gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson Airport in 2023 has been sentenced to more than 13 years in a U.S. prison for attempted gun smuggling.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Durante King-Mclean, 27, of Cambridge, Ont., was sentenced to 160 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson this week.
The charges stem from traffic stop on Sept. 2, 2023, four and a half months after the heist took place. Pennsylvania State Police in Franklin County stopped a rental vehicle driven by King-Mclean. During the stop he fled on foot but was apprehended after a brief foot chase.
A subsequent search of the vehicle found 65 handguns, each one hidden in a sock. Of the 65, two were fully automatic, 11 had been stolen and one had an obliterated serial number. Police say some of the proceeds from the stolen gold had been used to buy guns in the U.S. to smuggle into Canada.
King-Mclean pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to illegally traffic firearms on May 14, 2025. The crime carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison or a fine of $250,000. Continue…