The 'biggest bank heist in the world' was foiled after police after arrested a group who spent four months tunnelling into the Bank of Brazil's vault to steal £240 million.

Sixteen guys have been arrested after officers found the 500 metre-long tunnel running under the streets in southern Sao Paulo.

Police in the city was monitoring the gang, but were forced to move in on Wednesday September 27, when the tunnel was completed.

If successful, the heist could have become the largest bank robbery ever, according to local news reports.

The gang didn't gain access to the safe, but did make it into the shell of the vault.









It appears they had estimated to get away with $317 million (£240m).

Lead investigator Fábio Pinheiro Lopes said on Monday: “The gang’s investment was in the range of 4 million real (US$1.27 million), they said, each of the participants put in 200,000 real (US$6,340) and their estimate was to take 1 billion real (US$317 million).

It would have been the biggest assault in the world.”





Lopes affirmed that "nearly everyone" was arrested.

The men had used pieces of {wood|timber and iron bars to support the tunnel, which was big enough for a grown adult to stand up in.

The tunnel started under a rented house near Chácara Santo Antonio which was stocked with food and tools.

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/biggest-bank-heist-world-gang-spent-four-months-digging-500-metre-long-tunnel-steal-240m/

happy digging;D