Highway robbery update

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  1. Bobby Woodlawn

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    Mechanical failure? What are the odds that the guys just happened to be following that truck? Sounds like an inside job.
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    And why did the guards get out of a bullet proof vehicle :rolleyes:
     
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    I wonder if they will sell it on ebay?
     
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    Yea sounds fishy
     
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    Who wants a broken down truck?
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Historical value in 20-30 years time :p
     
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    With a few personal modifications, I could find some uses for an armoured truck
     
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    Well, that woman that married Bob Hawke... ohh hang-on, "Truck".. sorry, I mis-read your post :p
     
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    I have no idea why they went to so much trouble to smelt it down and sell it. I would have just stacked it into a big pile and have been done with it.
     
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    Who said it was bullet proof?
     
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    So, an armoured truck (would assume it was armoured as the company specialises in bullion transport) pulls over to the side of a highway at 7pm, all the guards get out, then a white van just happens to pull over with 3 robbers who have guns and zip ties at the ready, marches the guards into the handy nearby woods and unloads $4.8M worth of gold bars out of the truck and into their van... doesn't sound suspicious at all. How many tons of gold is $4.8M? How long would that take? No one driving by notices lots and lots and lots of gold bars being unloaded into a van at the side of the road? Would that much gold even fit in a regular van?

    Smells like BS, an insider job, if not one of the guards then an ex-employee or such.
     
  14. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    OH well now the story says it was an everyday semi-trailer :rolleyes:
     
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    Actual details seem a bit scarce. One news report says that only 275 pounds of gold was taken from the truck/trailer (4400oz).

    Why was 4.8M gold being transport in a non-bullet proof/armoured truck/trailer?

    If it was only 4400oz taken, would make the van robbery theory a bit more realistic. Still, a lot of gold to move from the truck to the van on a highway at 7pm at night without anyone noticing?
     
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    4400oz is only 11 x 400oz good delivery bars like this.


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    It wouldn't take long at all to move, maybe a few minutes for 3 guys and any sort of commercial van would have no trouble carrying a load of around 137kg.

    It still sounds very set up and organized, I hope the robbers are good at casting :lol:
     
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