"Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Gold Theft Case Linked to Illegal Firearms Trafficking"

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"Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Gold Theft Case Linked to Illegal Firearms Trafficking"

[!CDATA[A man from Canada involved in a major gold theft case in Canada has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge in the United States. Durante King-Mclean faces a potential 15-year prison sentence after admitting to one of the six illegal weapons charges he was facing. The theft involved the heist of a cargo container from Toronto's Pearson International Airport, which contained 6,600 gold bars worth over 20 million Canadian dollars and foreign currencies totaling 2.5 million Canadian dollars. The stolen gold bars were melted down and sold to purchase firearms in the U.S. King-Mclean, the truck driver who picked up the gold, was caught trying to smuggle 65 illegal firearms into Canada from the U.S. He was arrested in Pennsylvania after a traffic stop where the firearms were discovered concealed in socks in his rental car. Two of the firearms were fully automatic, 11 were stolen, and one had an obliterated serial number.]]