This impressive theft in Mexico shocked the mining community and security measures were reinforced.
The stories of viral thefts or that transcend history are usually characterized by the impressive factor of the crime itself. Whether because it was a very violent assault, because planning and strategy to commit it, or simply the stolen loot, these stories remain for police history.
Five years ago the State of Sonora, Mexicowas the protagonist of one of these incredible crimes that resulted in the theft of 47 gold bars to an armored truck. This system had been used before by other robbery gangs, but this haul was one of the largest.
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How was the theft of gold bars in Sonora, Mexico
The crime took place on the night of November 8 around 9:10 p.m., at kilometer 157 of federal highway 002D, between Caborca and Sonoyta. As reported later, the police from the police station closest to the property learned of the robbery through the C5i cameras, which allowed them to assist the three security guards guarding the ingots and that they were injured during the assault.
The criminals took 47 ingots, valued at approximately $524,000,000 Mexican pesos from that time. According to later information, the company Fresnillo PLCwhich suffered the robbery, had produced only 94 ingots between July and September, so the armed group took half of the production of that period. During the crime, the security guards They had three revolverswhich the thieves took from them after beating them and disarming them.
Source: Ambito
