Scilla (Italian) – A heist like something out of an action movie! Bandits stopped a cash-in-transit truck on a highway in Calabria on Monday morning – shots, burning cars, smoke over the road!
As the Italian news agency Ansa reports, the perpetrators struck for theirs Raub on the Italian motorway 2 between Scilla and Bagnara. They blocked the road in a tunnel around 6:30 a.m. when the armored car entered.
Shortly after the tunnel exit, the highway was also blocked with burning cars
According to the newspaper “L’Unione Sarda”, they set several vehicles on fire – apparently to block escape routes. Nails were distributed on the street. Shots were also said to have been fired.
The robbery caused a major deployment for the fire department and police
As several media reports, the security guards handed over the money. According to initial estimates, the loot is around two million euros. The perfect one crime?
Millions in loot – perpetrators on the run
According to police, no one was injured. It is still unclear who is behind the million-dollar coup.
police and the fire brigade arrived with a large contingent. The highway remained closed for hours while investigators secured leads. The investigation is ongoing, but so far there is no trace of the perpetrators.