AIRLINE: Canada cracks airport theft ring By Lee Carter BBC News, Toronto The stolen goods were sold on the eBay website Canadian police say they have uncovered a major organised theft ring that operated out of the country's largest airport. The six-year investigation at Toronto's Pearson International Airport has led to the seizure of at least $2m worth of goods and cash. Police say the thieves, who were airport employees, systematically sold the stolen goods over the internet. Two people have pleaded guilty to the charges against them. Bundles of Canadian hundred-dollar notes, computers, cameras, DVD players, mink coats were all part of one of the largest seizures of goods in a single Canadian criminal investigation. The airport crime ring would steal cargo outright. Lorry drivers were involved and instead of delivering selected items to their destinations, they would instead be sold on the popular eBay auction website. Painstaking probe The police force just west of Toronto made their breakthrough in the case by studying the patterns of goods sold over eBay. Canadian police studied selling patterns over the internet They painstakingly matched the items to those reported missing on a monthly basis by airport freight companies. Police estimate the thieves stole more than $4m worth of goods over the course of their operations. A man named as the ringleader and his common law wife have both pleaded guilty to the charges against them. Another six people have also been charged. Some of the proceeds were even used to buy a house worth $500,000. It will be among the assets that will now be sold by the provincial attorney-general's office. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com