$30 Million of Gold Stolen in Brazil

Oni · 07-27-2019, 01:42 AM

A group of criminals disguised as federal police managed to make off with $30 million in gold. Happened at Sao Paulo airport. Sounds like something out of a video game.

Quote:It took less than three minutes for eight armed men to make off with $30 million worth of gold bars from Sao Paulo’s international airport -- possibly the second-largest heist in Brazil’s history.

Criminals disguised as federal police officers drove to the Guarulhos airport on Thursday afternoon in an SUV and flatbed truck, both fashioned to look official, according to the airport’s press office. Security camera footage shows them wearing balaclavas and giving orders to cargo terminal employees, one of whom used a forklift to load the precious cargo onto the truck’s bed.

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Drako · 07-27-2019, 03:16 AM

I didn't know Lester was still planning heists. I can't believe minor things like that still manage to slip through cracks nowadays. Banks should be a lot more aware.

mothered · 07-27-2019, 04:12 AM

Quote:A group of criminals disguised as federal police managed to make off with $30 million in gold.

A classic example of a well-planned method of (physical) social engineering.

You'd think that strict authentication measures would've been In place.

Tracefl0w · 07-27-2019, 10:08 AM

GTA style, I like it.

/S

campo21 · 11-02-2019, 02:18 PM

Politicians steal way more than that

sharlatin · 11-04-2019, 09:50 AM

Cannot understand how such an incident was taken as a very serious one....

Kludge · 11-04-2019, 10:07 PM

(07-27-2019, 04:12 AM)mothered Wrote:
Quote:A group of criminals disguised as federal police managed to make off with $30 million in gold.
A classic example of a well-planned method of (physical) social engineering.

You'd think that strict authentication measures would've been In place.

Watch the first Trailer Park Boys movie. It's about a bank heist with the most ghetto rigged SE gear anyone has ever fucking built on or off film. You'd get a kick, being a full-time proponent of the ass-kicking sector.

EDIT: 30m in fucking gold BARS!? Jesus Christ, did they have Hercules on their side or the fastest forklift driver this side of GMT?