Two people were killed Wednesday at Santiago’s international airport when an armored van from Miami was stopped to recover $32.5 million in cash, Chilean authorities said.
“The valuable cargo that arrived on the (company) Ladam flight from Miami was supposed to be handled by the Brinks company when the thieves broke out before being chased away by security agents,” said Eduardo Paisa, the lawyer in charge of the investigation. .
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A Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) officer and one of the accused were also killed in the firing.
A dozen thieves arrived at the terminal at 07:30 local time (10:30 GMT) in three vehicles, according to authorities. They broke through a gate before reaching the area where the armored truck was to collect funds from the US. Surprised by the security agents, the criminals set fire to the two vehicles they came in and fled.
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The Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in the Chilean capital has seen a spate of thefts over the past few years.
In 2017, an armed group seized more than $18 million, and three years later, in 2020, thieves stole $15 million from an armored truck.
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