Via ABC News Australia

Bank robbers go underground to steal $85m

Thieves have dug a 200-metre long tunnel to break into a Brazilian bank’s safe, stealing at least $85 million in the biggest bank heist in the country’s history.

The thieves penetrated the Banco Central bank in the north-eastern city of Fortaleza on the weekend via the tunnel.

“The crime was discovered Monday morning,” the bank said in a statement.

Banco Central said the robbers opened five containers with 50-real ($28) bills.

Police sources said the robbers operated from a house where they created a fictitious gardening company, which allowed them to get rid of earth they dug without suspicion.

The four-metre deep tunnel was lined in plastic and had electric lights and a floor.

Police speculated that there must have had about 20 thieves, but did not immediately say that they had questioned any suspects.

“They worked for several months,” police said.

“The gardening company was working since March. They had sophisticated equipment, including (global positioning systems) and experts in math, engineering and excavation

This just struck me as funny. Sounds like something out of a movie. The problem is – if it happened here the extreme right would be calling for a ban on bank robber movies. This shows you that hard work does pay off!