Hit movie in Uruguay: gang stole 17 gold bars from German billionaire’s secret vault

The Millionaire Heist took place in two parts: the first on June 6 and the second, where the loot was finally taken, on July 26. According to the account The country In Uruguay, the episode took place in the private mansion of the German banker on the coast of the country.

The crime scene was a specially constructed vault with a safe under the main room of the room. There, August von Finck junior, 91, had documents, family assets and part of his fortune.

The Uruguayan newspaper reports that on June 6, the gang entered the room by forcing several doors simultaneously and broke into the main room. They managed to access the basement and tried to open the safe, but were unsuccessful.

For some reason the justice of which is still unknown, they hurriedly left the scene. They were in such a hurry that they left the tools they intended to strike in place: two oxygen tubes, a battery, a glove, an adjustable wrench, a grinding disc and a screwdriver..

“When they first entered the room, members of the organization were unable to remove the iron lock from the safe and cut the first layer of iron that remained on the floor,” Carmelo’s prosecutor said, Eugenia Rodríguez in the request for formalization of the investigation.

The gang dealt with detailed information about the layout of the Von Finck facility. According to El País, they had a “contact” who was aware of the stay for carrying out work in the house, especially in the room where the safe is located.

A month later, on July 26, they returned.

On this occasion, Armed with more powerful tools and a tank of extra oxygen, the gang stole 17 gold bars and 1,000 krugerrands, a well-known South African gold coin.

The loot, gold bars and coins are valued at $ 2.5 million, and had been withdrawn from a German bank.

After four months of investigation, the Uruguayan authorities dismantled the gang. The 11 members of the command were arrested during “Operation Anonymous” and subsequently sentenced by justice … Regarding the millionaire loot, there is still no news.

According to a source in the case The country, it is very likely that the criminals did not know they had entered the ranch Baron August von Finck Junior, whose fortune according to Forbes magazine is $ 8.7 billion.

The newspaper explains that August von Finck junior was part of a dynasty of German bankers and businessmen. He was born in 1930 and, at his father’s request, he also learned to be a banker at the private bank of the German city of Munich, Merck Finck & Co. This bank was then the main axis of the family fortune von Finck.

The German press describes the tycoon as a shy person, who likes a low profile and a lover of the arts. At 90, he decided to sell part of the shares of the Finck bank for 540 million dollars to the English company Barclays, and soon after he also sold the insurance company Allianz.

The investigation into the spectacular coup went on for months. According to Colonia police chief Jhonny Diego, criminals have committed several thefts in Ombúes de Lavalle. “We knew the thieves weren’t from here,” he said.

“The owner of the ranch is 91 years old and he is one of the richest bankers in the world. He is a beloved person in the region. He did charity work there, ”the official said.

The authorities have not disclosed the exact location of the stay. They only specified that it is located in the corridor of the Litoral, made up of Carmelo, Colonia del Sacramento, Fray Bentos, Mercedes, Nueva Palmira, Paysandú and Salto.

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