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Brazil says 1 suspect nabbed in $30 million gold heist

Brazil says 1 suspect nabbed in $30 million gold heist | iNFOnews.ca
Police inspect the vehicles that were left by suspects involved in heist carried out at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos international airport, in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Authorities at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos international airport say eight armed men raided a terminal and escaped with some 750 kilos (750,000 grams) of precious metals. The airport operator said that the thieves bypassed security systems by using two cars that looked like police vehicles. (Paulo Lopes/Futura Press via AP)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian police say they have captured one of the participants in last week’s heist of gold bullion worth more than $30 million at Sao Paulo’s main airport.

Authorities did not release the suspect’s name Sunday or give any details on his alleged role in the theft of 720 kilograms of gold Thursday by a band of at least 10 people.

Sao Paulo state police have said the group first kidnapped the airport’s cargo director and his family, holding them hostage to force his co-operation. The band arrived at the airport in pickups painted to look like police vehicles and fled minutes later with the gold.

Police said Friday they are trying to determine if it is the same group that robbed $5 million from another Sao Paulo airport last year.

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