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Two kilograms of gold have gone missing from the Royal Canadian Mint, three years after an employee repeatedly — and with international notoriety — stole chunks of the precious metal by hiding it in his rectum.

The mint confirmed Thursday that an employee has been fired and the RCMP called after the discovery of the missing gold, two one-kilogram blanks, together worth about $110,000.

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“Last month, as a result of robust internal inventory processes, employees of the Royal Canadian Mint reported a small amount of gold missing from the premises,” Alison Crawford, the senior manager of public affairs, wrote in an email Thursday.

“At the conclusion of an internal investigation and administrative review, the mint terminated the employment of one of its staff and asked the RCMP to investigate.”

She stressed that “incidents of this nature” are “very uncommon,” especially given the large volumes of gold and other precious metals handled at the Sussex Drive facility.