20 containers with gold and silver

They overpowered the personnel current and chosen the containers to loot.

The robbers weren’t seen on the distant website and took eight to 10 hours to empty containers utilizing cranes, amongst different issues. Mexican media communicate of “the theft of the century”.

Gold, silver and zinc

The authorities should not releasing a lot concerning the investigation. The theft has solely now been introduced and was on Pentecost. Along with gold and silver, the containers additionally contained zinc and costly digital gear. The theft additionally shocked the capital Mexico Metropolis, 500 kilometers to the east.

The federal Public Prosecutor’s Workplace has turned to the matter, Mexican media reported on Tuesday. The pinnacle of the nationwide customs service known as the theft “a significant operation of organized crime”. A police spokesman within the stricken state of Colima has known as the theft “unprecedented in scale”.

12 billion pesos

However nothing has been disclosed concerning the estimated worth of the loot, though Mexican media speak about a loot of 12 billion pesos (about half a billion euros). The gang that dedicated the crime would have been effectively conscious of the contents of the containers. The personal firm subsequent to Manzanillo’s guarded harbor space would have been poorly secured.