Armed heist at Colombian airport runway halts flights

The airport Admiral Padilla de Riohacha, capital of the department of La Guajira, in the far north of Colombia, became the scene of an action film this Wednesday. Four armed men broke into the airstrip to board an armored value vehicle and steal at least a dozen cash briefcases. Police have captured two people after a long chase in this city of 230,000 inhabitants.Keep reading

During the flight, the assailants took a rural road and set fire to one of the vehicles used, as well as one of the suitcases containing part of the loot, which ended up in the hands of the local residents.

A group of heavily armed men entered the runway of the airport of the Colombian city of Riohacha (north) and stole several suitcases full of money carried in a stock cart, an action that caused panic among travelers and workers who witnessed the event.

Armed heist at Colombian airport runway halts flights

A highly coordinated heist was reported at a Colombian airport after armed assailants stormed the tarmac to steal a large sum of money being transported by a security vehicle. The incident forced the temporary suspension of operations at Almirante Padilla International Airport in Riohacha, a city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. According to Colombian authorities, two vehicles carrying multiple armed suspects breached the airport’s perimeter in th…

The events occurred at the airport ramp, resulting in the temporary suspension of air operations. The vehicle allegedly used in the robbery was found on a road, burning in flames.

Theft of a stock car in Riohacha airport: community stayed with tickets burned by criminals TuBarco News By the billionaire theft, two people were captured. Caribbean news. A film theft was recorded on Thursday morning at the airport Admiral Padilla de Riohacha, capital of La Guajira, when a group of armed criminals intercepted a stock cart and took a million dollars. According to the authorities' first versions, the thieves would have escaped w…