The suspects were dressed as police officers
SAO PAULO, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of armed men stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $30 million from a Brazilian airport Thursday, according to Brazilian state news agency Agencia Brasil.
Eight men targeted a cargo terminal at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, driving two trucks that resembled those driven by Brazilian federal police, the agency said.
The suspects took the gold which had been destined for New York and Zurich.
Two airport workers were taken hostage, according to police. One was the airport’s logistics supervisor, according to Agencia Brasil, which said the hostages were released unharmed.
Some reports suggested the suspects may have kidnapped the family of a senior employee on Wednesday to gain inside information about the cargo.
The suspects disguised their pickup truck as a Brazilian federal police vehicle and confronted workers, forcing them to move the gold into their vehicle.
According to security footage, four men left the vehicle and at least one had a rifle.
A spokesperson for the airport said that no-one was hurt in the incident but did not comment on reports of hostages. — NNN-AGENCIES
