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By: EFE
Thursday, October 3
Robbers in Colombia try to copy the assault of “La Casa de Papel” and fail; there are 11 detainees
The Colombian Police foiled a spectacular robbery of a gold warehouse in Medellín
“Today, around noon, a gang of criminals manages to enter the establishment that we have very close here (in the residential neighborhood of El Poblado) that is dedicated to the treatment of precious metals ”, the commander of the Metropolitan Police of the Aburrá Valley, Brigadier General Javier Martín, told the press.
According to his testimony, the thieves entered with a construction truck and “into it seems they were trying to steal a large number of these items ”; However, when the guard saw a police patrol, he was scared and raised the alarm.
At that time, “started a confrontation with weapons of ”in which two officers are slightly injured , said López.
In videos broadcast on social networks you can see how Several of the robbers, hooded and in bulletproof vests, leave the building armed with long-range assault rifles and flee on motorcycles, shooting during the flight at the Police.
# 4Nov | The Colombian Police foiled the robbery of a gold warehouse in Medellín where twenty men armed with pistols and assault rifles opened fire in the middle of the street. During the police operation they were detained 11 people.
🎥: @ davidcalle1 pic.twitter.com/SZDAkO815From the newspaper (@ eldiario) November 5, 1200
Theft “a la Netflix”
The organized criminal gang “apparently prepared this robbery for months and they believed they were going to make” La Casa de Papel “, said the mayor of Medellín , Daniel Quintero.
However, already 11 captures of the alleged assailants, three of them made at the scene of the events, and the rest thanks to the prompt action of and the authorities . One of the alleged thieves is receiving medical attention in a hospital.
Seven of these people have a judicial record and the Police also seized them of six pistols, one sub-machine gun, one vehicle, six bulletproof vests and seven motorcycles.
“ Let this be a message for all the criminals who think they can do Netflix here, no gentlemen Quintero said, adding that “it could have been one of the most important robberies in the city in many years.”
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