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Old Apr 21, 2024 | 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by Bohemian1
The National Putz article linked above says which may or may not be correct.
Yes, apparently Gold has been on a price surge lately so $20m in Gold weighs less today that it did when the heist occurred, but still was not more than what could have been carted away in the back of a pick-up truck.

Interesting that for something that was apparently planned out so well, the whole caper was likely foiled by one of the culprits taking a glove off and leaving a finger-print behind.
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