Man Was Robbed of More Than $2 Million Worth of Gold at His Apartment Building: Cops

NBC Miami ^ | October 24, 2012

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A man faces charges for robbing a courier for a Bolivian gold mining company of more than $2 million worth of gold that the victim had in a luggage as he got off the elevator at his Coral Gables apartment building, authorities said.

Raonel Valdez-Valhuerdis, 34, was arrested on Monday in connection to the Oct. 12 robbery, the arrest affidavit said. It wasn't immediately known if he had an attorney. He faces charges of robbery with a firearm, battery and grand theft over $100,000, authorities said.

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That's off the board.

[GeronL]

If you can’t defend it, it’s not yours??

[Jet Jaguar]

Goldbug ping.

[Steely Tom]

That’s about 80 pounds of gold. Not counting container weight.

[Ken H]

'I estimate it to weigh approximately 73 lbs.'

[LukeL]

I get 96lbs troy. Remember there are only 12 troy ounces to a troy pound.

[Kartographer]

"If you can’t defend it, it’s not yours??"

"So it is written, so it shall be done."

[StormEye]

LOL!!

[SAR]

As someone who has every spare dime invested in gold, this story makes me sick.

[SAR]

As someone who has every spare dime invested in gold, this story makes me sick.

[GeronL]

If people know where it is or that you have it, it’s/you aren’t safe from “THEM”

[JimRed]

I guessed the gold price as $1,700 per ounce; that comes out to 73.53 pounds of gold in the luggage. Sure hope those were suitcases with wheels!

Then I went back and checked the price; it is $1,699.50. That’s 73.55 pounds.