MEXICO MINT GOLD COIN ROBBERY

Armed robbers have stolen more than $2m worth of gold coins from a vault that had been left open at a mint in Mexico City.

The daylight robbery was the latest high-profile crime to hit the capital city amid record levels of lawlessness across the country.

Two people, one wielding a firearm, broke into the government coin manufacturer on Tuesday, throwing a security guard to the ground and taking his gun, police said.

One of the robbers then went to the vault, which was open, and filled a backpack with 1,567 gold coins, police said.

The coins, known as “centenarios”, have a face value of 50 pesos, but trade for 31,500 pesos ($1,610) apiece, according to Mexican bank Banorte. That makes the total value of the haul at least $2.5 million.

The coin was first minted in 1921 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain, according to the central bank. Production was suspended in 1931, but the coin was re-minted beginning in 1943 due to demand for gold coins.

To read the complete article, see:
Thieves strike gold after taking $2.5m in coins from open vault at Mexican mint (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/07/thieves-strike-gold-after-taking-25m-in-coins-from-open-vault-at-mexican-mint)

For other articles on the topic, see:
Mexico robbery: Armed gang seizes gold coins from mint (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49259673)
Robbers steal $2.5 million in coins from Mexico's mint in daylight heist (https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/07/americas/mexico-city-heist-scli-intl/index.html)
Gunmen steal $2.5M in gold coins from open vault at Mexican mint HQ (https://www.foxnews.com/world/gunmen-mexico-mint-gold-coins-millions)

Pablo adds:

To read the complete article, see:
Robo multimillonario en la Casa de Moneda de México | VIDEO (https://elcomercio.pe/mundo/mexico/mexico-robo-multimillonario-casa-moneda-ciudad-oro-2-millones-dolares-cdmx-video-youtube-noticia-nndc-662547)

Mexican authorities have identified three of the four thieves that into walked into the federal mint's headquarters and stole $2.5 million of gold coins from a vault Tuesday morning.

The Mexico City Attorney General's office said police investigators were able to recognize two cousins, Edgar Tenorio and Pablo Tenorio, after interviewing Edgar's father, who was able to positively identify them on surveillance camera images.

Edgar's father told authorities that he had not seen his son since early Tuesday when he left the family home and said he had 'important business to take care off.'

A third suspect was identified as Yahel López. Investigators said a fourth suspect is the girlfriend of one of the three men.

Authorities said the suspects are aged between 25 to 30.

The mint's CCTV cameras showed the moment López walks into the wide-open vault and placed a suitcase on the floor that Edgar was seen entering with.

To read the complete article, see:
Two of the four robbers who stole $2.5 million from a mint in Mexico City are identified as COUSINS - and one is the neighbor of a security guard at the building (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7342357/Two-four-robbers-stole-2-5-million-mint-Mexico-City-identified-COUSINS.html)

	NBS (coinbooks.org) Web