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Cops believe it’s an ‘insider job’ after armed robbers get away with at least $40 million of gold and precious metals in Sao Paulo airport heist

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>Armed robbers steal at least &dollar;40 million of gold and precious metals from South America&&num;8217&semi;s busiest airport on Thursday <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>Eight robbers men targeted a cargo terminal at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>The armed&comma; masked men arrived driving two trucks that resembled those driven by Brazilian federal police <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>They left the airport with approximately 1&comma;653 pounds of gold and other metals due for shipment to Zurich and New York in the heist<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>Although the robers took a pair of employees hostage&comma; they were released unharmed &&num;8211&semi; no shots were fired&comma; no one injured <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"pg-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;3b3030&semi;"><strong>Authorities believe the thieves may have had access to internal information about airport operations<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pg-rail-tall&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pg-side-of-rail pg-rail-tall&lowbar;&lowbar;side">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pg-rail-tall&lowbar;&lowbar;head js-pg-rail-tall&lowbar;&lowbar;head">&NewLine;<section id&equals;"large-media" class&equals;"zn zn-large-media zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-one-container" data-eq-pts&equals;"xsmall&colon; 0&comma; medium&colon; 460&comma; large&colon; 780&comma; full16x9&colon; 1100" data-vr-zone&equals;"zone-0-0" data-zone-label&equals;"headerMedia" data-containers&equals;"1" data-zn-id&equals;"large-media" data-eq-state&equals;"xsmall medium large">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"l-container">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"img&lowbar;&lowbar;preloader"><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-323479" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;07&sol;Brazilian-gold-heist-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Brazilian gold heist 1" width&equals;"710" height&equals;"395" &sol;>The robbers disguised the trucks  in the heist at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport to look like vehicles used by brazilian Federal Police&period; One of the trucks &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; is towed away<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;">A group of <&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;">armed men<&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;"> stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least &dollar;30 million from a Brazilian airport Thursday&comma; according to Brazilian state news agency Agencia Brasil&period;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pg-rail-tall&lowbar;&lowbar;body">&NewLine;<section id&equals;"body-text" class&equals;"zn zn-body-text zn-body zn--idx-0 zn--ordinary zn-has-multiple-containers zn-has-11-containers" data-eq-pts&equals;"xsmall&colon; 0&comma; medium&colon; 460&comma; large&colon; 780&comma; full16x9&colon; 1100" data-vr-zone&equals;"zone-1-0" data-zone-label&equals;"bodyText" data-containers&equals;"11" data-zn-id&equals;"body-text" data-eq-state&equals;"xsmall medium large">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"l-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"el&lowbar;&lowbar;leafmedia el&lowbar;&lowbar;leafmedia--sourced-paragraph">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"zn-body&lowbar;&lowbar;paragraph speakable">Eight armed gunman in federal police cars entered one of Brazil’s busiest airports Thursday and made off with &dollar;40 million worth of gold and precious metals&comma; taking two hostages with them during the heist&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;One local police commander said the gang had been &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;prepared for war” and arrived at banks in armoured cars and with rifles and body armour&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;placement &equals; "adunit0"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;search&lowbar;bar &equals; "true"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;tracking&lowbar;id &equals; "konniemomen09-20"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;mode &equals; "manual"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;type &equals; "smart"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;marketplace &equals; "amazon"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;region &equals; "US"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;title &equals; "My Amazon Picks"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;linkid &equals; "266a09665b39d9d394995dfe2742fd0f"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;asins &equals; "0133565416&comma;1259355284&comma;B07HHSMTFM&comma;B07G5RL4TY&comma;B01NAZKEP8&comma;B06XKG3Z22"&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script src&equals;"&sol;&sol;z-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;onejs&quest;MarketPlace&equals;US"><&sol;script><br &sol;>&NewLine;Four suspects were captured on surveillance tape entering the Sao Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos in a black pickup truck that appeared to have the markings of Brazil’s federal police&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;reuters&period;com&sol;article&sol;us-brazil-crime&sol;armed-men-steal-40-million-of-gold-metals-from-brazil-airport-idUSKCN1UK35P" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Reuters<&sol;a> reported&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zn-body&lowbar;&lowbar;paragraph speakable">The men targeted a cargo terminal  driving two trucks that resembled those driven by Brazilian federal police&comma; the agency said&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-323483" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;07&sol;Sao-Paulo-International-Airport&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Sao Paulo International Airport&period;jpg" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1150" &sol;><strong>Sao Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos is the busiest airport in South America<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-323481" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;07&sol;Brazilian-gold-heist-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Brazilian gold heist 3" width&equals;"888" height&equals;"492" &sol;><strong>The thieves targeted the cargo terminal <span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;">at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport and intercepted a large shipment Thursday&period; Mission accomplished&comma; the getaway cars were found abandoned in a yard &lbrack;photo&rsqb;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"zn-body&lowbar;&lowbar;paragraph speakable"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-323482" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;07&sol;Brazilian-gold-heist-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Brazilian gold heist 4" width&equals;"884" height&equals;"438" &sol;><strong>Police forensics team examine the truck left behind by the robbers <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zn-body&lowbar;&lowbar;paragraph speakable">At the terminal&comma; four men exited the truck wearing face coverings&comma; at least one was seen carrying a rifle&period; They took two airport workers including the airport&&num;8217&semi;s logistics supervisor&comma; hostage&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The suspects reportedly kidnapped a senior airport official Wednesday and held him for 12 hours to gain information about the valuable cargo which was set to ship to New York and Zurich&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;placement &equals; "adunit0"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;tracking&lowbar;id &equals; "konniemomen09-20"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;mode &equals; "manual"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;type &equals; "smart"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;marketplace &equals; "amazon"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;region &equals; "US"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;linkid &equals; "e2af3ca3ceeb9910bbeb89d5347c89be"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;asins &equals; "B07BYKLLZN&comma;B07GNNMXGV&comma;B07PJ5KFBK&comma;B07BR1JNR1"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;search&lowbar;bar &equals; "true"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;title &equals; "My Amazon Picks"&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script src&equals;"&sol;&sol;z-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;widgets&sol;onejs&quest;MarketPlace&equals;US"><&sol;script><br &sol;>&NewLine;According to Agencia Brasil&comma; the hostages were released unharmed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The gunmen left the airport with approximately 750 kilograms &lpar;1&comma;653 pounds&rpar; of gold and other metals due for shipment to Zurich and New York&period; No shots were fired and no one was injured during the robbery&comma; the state news agency said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to Brazil&&num;8217&semi;s Federal Highway Police&comma; the thieves may have had access to internal information about airport operations&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;fxexperts&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wallstreet-forex&period;com&sol;images&sol;banners&sol;wsfr&lowbar;2&lowbar;evolution&lowbar;768x90&lowbar;1&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine; <span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi;">In April this year&comma; armed robbers stole a large cash haul from Albania&&num;8217&semi;s Tirana International Airport&comma; seizing money destined for Vienna from an Austrian Airlines plane&period; One of the gunmen was shot to death during a police chase&comma; while a further four were arrested&period;<&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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