Tag: robbery

• Friday, July 26th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Armed men steal US$ 40 million in precious metals from Brazil's busiest airport

  

  Armed men stole US$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.

• Friday, April 11th 2014 - 12:12 UTC

  Footage of live mugging of a woman while being interviewed in Rio do Janeiro

  

  Brazilian TV is showing footage of a woman being robbed while being interviewed on television about crime near Rio de Janeiro’s main train station. The images of the interview conducted Wednesday by TV Globo were posted on its G1 internet news portal and come just a few weeks before the beginning of the World Cup.

• Saturday, August 27th 2011 - 06:25 UTC

  Police capture the brains behind Brazil’s largest ever bank robbery: 72m dollars

  

  Brazilian authorities announced this week the capture of one of the brains of what is considered the country’s biggest ever bank robbery.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 20:22 UTC

  Killing of bank guard unveils Uruguay’s dilemma with expanding insecurity

  

  Activities in Uruguay’s private bank branches were partially altered Thursday following the killing earlier in the week of a security guard during a robbery attempt. This was the seventh bank robbery since the beginning of the year and triggered a controversy between the banks and the Ministry of Interior.