Naples – Twelve meters separate the Crédit Agricole vault in Piazza Medaglie d'Oro, where the bandits entered and escaped, from the sewer trapdoor where the robbers entered.
The “Trojan Horse” in the underground
A newly dug tunnel, shored up to prevent it from collapsing along the passageway, was the robbers' Trojan horse. Video reconstruction by municipal geologist Gianluca Manin shows how the robbers who carried out last Thursday's heist entered and exited the vault undisturbed.
The men hiding underground likely waited for the green light from the three robbers who, posing as couriers, entered the Piazza Medaglie D'Oro branch at 12:00 on Thursday. They broke through the last thin layer of flooring, left intact to avoid arousing suspicion, and went directly to the vault containing the safety deposit boxes.
Crime Engineering: Between Sewers and Floor Plans
According to Manin's reconstruction, the 12-meter tunnel was dug entirely beneath the vault. This means the gang knew the building's layout, as well as the surrounding sewer system. They were spot on. They entered through the sewer system, broke through a small wall, and then began digging. They finally reached the bank's interior.
Only experts could have dug, probably for days, and shored up the tunnel like in mines to prevent tuff and earth from blocking the passage before it was used for Thursday's robbery.
The new evidence emerging from the investigation, thanks in part to on-site inspections by municipal geologists, increasingly points to a robbery orchestrated not only by criminals but also by expert engineers and geologists. It wasn't a gang of naive individuals who broke into the Crédit Agricole branch. They were "professionals."
In short
Naples - Twelve meters separate the Crédit Agricole vault in Piazza Medaglie d'Oro from where the bandits entered and escaped through the sewer trapdoor.
- The "Trojan Horse" underground A newly dug tunnel, shored up to prevent it from collapsing along the passageway…
- The video reconstruction made by the municipal geologist Gianluca Manin shows how the robbers who carried out the…
- The men hidden underground probably waited for the green light from the three robbers who at 12 o'clock on Thursday…
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Naples - Twelve meters separate the Crédit Agricole vault in Piazza Medaglie d'Oro from where the bandits entered and escaped…
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The "Trojan Horse" underground A newly dug tunnel, shored up to prevent it from collapsing along the passageway…
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The video reconstruction made by municipal geologist Gianluca Manin shows how the robbers who carried out the robbery last Thursday were…
It seems like a curious piece of news to me: they dug under the bank for twelve meters and then entered as if nothing had happened, but no one heard any noises? The municipal geologists drew incorrect plans and the sewers were not checked. They seem to be professionals, but perhaps they were expert amateurs with mining tools.