The impressive robberies and that marked the story are usually differentiated by Millionaire amounts of the lootthe plans millimetrically executed, or the personality of the criminals that make them highlight and overcome the police.
Colombia He was the protagonist of what they describe as “The theft of the century“From this country, because it is the most expensive robbery in its history. The morning of Sunday October 16, 1994a band executed a plan that they had been devising eight months ago.
How was the robbery to the Bank of the Republic in Colombia
The robbery was executed at the headquarters of Valledupar of the Bank of the Republic at 6 in the morning of October 16, this being the continuation of a holiday in Colombia. The plan was devised Eight months beforebut initiated in June 1994, three months before committing the assault by a band consisting of bank employees, experienced thieves and members of the Local Police.
The thieves arrived in a truck Dodge 600red color, wooden body and with tent that parked on the outskirts of the bank. With the excuse that they arrived to fix the air conditioning of the place, entered the parking lot and put the truck full of weapons and elements to disapprove the vaults.
Took them about an hour Disable alarms and install welding equipment, and suffered a suspension of electricity in the area, which further delayed assault. After hours of failed attempts, they agreed to the auxiliary door and then penetrated the main vault where the money was: a total of $ 33 million.
Meanwhile inside the bank, in the cameras control room And the bank’s security alarms, the Winston Tarifa guard was tied with false explosives glued to your body, bruise sticks coated with plasticine simulating that it was dynamite and handcuffed to the ladder railing.
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What happened to the thieves
After a long and deep investigation by the authorities, More than one hundred people were captured and investigated for the facts related to the assault on the Bank of the Republic in Valledupar. Finally, they determined that they were 26 people who participated in the assault, including members of the National Police. Although they managed to identify Benigno Suárez Rincón, aka ‘Don Pacho’, such as the brain of the operation, they could only condemn less than half in prison for their acts.
After the massive robbery, the October 26 of 1994, the Board of Directors of the Bank of the Republic authorized the banks to reimburse small amounts of tickets to the people who acting in good faith They received stolen bills. As of September 8, 1997, insurance companies covered the total amount stolen from the bank, so the bank did not lose money. The recovered money was Insurers reimbursed.
Source: Ambito
