The loot must be worth the risk. That was definitely what a bunch of thieves that he was caught while they were in the middle of a colossal job steal oil from a pipeline.
The thieves, who were eight years old when the police operation arrived, had rented an entire hotel for a month and from its basement they were digging a tunnel for the nearby oil pipeline.
The daring robbery foiled by the police authorities took place in Cheongju, in the province of North Chungcheong, in South Korea.
According to the investigators, the plan was thought up by a former employee of the state-owned operator of the Korean pipeline, the Daehan Oil Pipeline Corporation, who he had been fired for attempting to steal oil from another pipeline.
In order not to arouse suspicion, thieves they presented themselves as investors who were interested in buying the hotel, but wanted to rent it before buying it.
Once finished with the hotel, the thieves started digging a tunnel from the basement of the building. the job They did it with rudimentary tools. with the intention of not making too much noise and thus avoid being reported.
The police believe it they have been inspecting the hotel for a long time before approaching the owner and leading him to believe they wanted to take over the business.
They rented it to a monthly price of 4.5 million won (just over $3,000) and immediately shut down the building and started excavating the basement of the building.
They only worked with picks and shovels to keep the noise levels down, and after that 30 days hard work they finally got close to their goal.
the eight offenders managed to dig for about 30 meters and reached only 30 centimeters from the pipeline. But just as they were starting to cheer up, the police raided the hotel and arrested everyone present.
The gallery it was reinforced with wood it passed under a highway used by 66,000 vehicles daily. Now the authorities have to fill the tunnel while being careful not to damage the foundations of the building.
Once arrested, the criminals confessed to it his plan was to sell the oil to two gas stations
Source: Clarin
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