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Uruguayan Police Thwarted a “Steal of the Century”: They Smashed a Gang Digging a Tunnel to Rob a Bank

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The criminals rented a place that led to sewers and from there they planned to enter the financial institution.

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The Ministry of the Interior confirmed that the plan was disarticulated when those involved were close to concretizing the assault.

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The Ministry of Interior of Uruguay disclosed images of the operation carried out on this Wednesday in the village of Ciudad Viaja, Montevideo, which led to the discovery of a tunnel supposedly built to occupy a bank. Ten people were arrested and one is abandoned. In the case of a rapist, the son of the princess of Norway refuses to have committed a victim: 'At least I know' House in the style of 'hobbit' chosen property of the year is placed fo…

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Montevideo, Uruguay. The Uruguayan police broke up a criminal group, made up of locals, Brazilians and Paraguayans, which dug a tunnel to access the sewers of the historic center of Montevideo with the supposed objective of stealing a bank.The police operation took place on Tuesday afternoon when after months of investigation the premises that was used as the basis for the plan were raided.The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to the AFP on Wednesda…

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The criminals rented a place that led to sewers and from there they planned to enter the financial institution.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Uruguayan police discovered a tunnel more than 200 metres long, in the historic heart of Montevideo, which led to the sewer system in the banking district. Eleven people were arrested before they could commit a possible large-scale burglary.

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On Wednesday, Uruguay’s security forces dismantled a sophisticated banking assault plan following the discovery of a major tunnel in the capital’s historic centre. According to the authorities, the structure, located a few metres from a major financial entity, confirms the high level of planning and penetration of transnational organized crime in the region. The finding followed a series of intelligence tasks and reports of anomalies in the subs…

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Durazno Digital broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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