Armed men steal $40 million of gold, metals from Brazil airport

Reuters ^ | 7-25-19 | Leonardo Benassatto, Marcelo Rochabrun

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Armed men stole $40 million of gold and other precious metals on Thursday from a Sao Paulo cargo terminal at South America’s busiest airport, taking two hostages, police said.

Several of the suspects arrived at the Guarulhos airport in a black pickup truck with livery resembling Brazil’s federal police, according to security footage seen by Reuters. Four men left the vehicle with their faces covered, at least one of whom had a rifle, and confronted workers at the airport, who then proceeded to fill up the pickup truck with cargo.

A police report said the thieves left with about 750 kg (1,650 lbs) of gold and other precious metals, along with two airport workers taken as hostages, and remained at large.

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Video of theft at the site.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I hope they were armed men. I’d hate to think that Venus de Milo and her friends turned to a life of crime.

[eyeamok]

Good for them, hopefully they are smart enough to melt it down and make their own bars before trying to sell.

[Zathras]

I knew I left it somewhere.....
I’m getting old

[SaveFerris]

[Paladin2]

What if it turns out to be Wolfram?

[lowbridge]

First thing to do is look for the insider(s) who helped them get the information on when and where this gold would be.

[Travis McGee]

I am sure they just stumbled into this caper by chance, and had no inside knowledge or help.

[SaveFerris]

What is “Tungsten or Wolfram?”

[Paladin2]

There may be significant skill involved in making a bar of Tungsten appear and act like a Gold bar...

[dfwgator]

“Don’t Buy Anything!”

[PGR88]

$40 million in gold is 28,100 oz = 1760 lbs

[SaveFerris]

Imagine if you found out the gold you stole wasn’t really gold at all.

LOL

[LucyT]

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Where was Hillary when this theft happened?

[PapaBear3625]

What if the gold wasn’t really gold, and was stolen as part of an insurance scam?

[Paladin2]

I’m pretty sure melting it down will tell the tale.

[SaveFerris]

Well, now that would be a crime! Heh

[Kenny Bania]

JIMMMYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

[SaveFerris]

Remember Mission: Impossible in the 1960’s where they heat up the gold, melting it and drain it through the floor?

It was hilarious.

[Paladin2]

https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/melting-points