Massive Baghdad Bank Heist

[ifilus]

Guards staged one of the largest bank robberies in Iraqi history, making off with a stunning $282 million dollars in cash from a private bank in central Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq reports in Arabic.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, an Interior Ministry source told Aswat al-Iraq that, “Three guards working for the Dar al-Salam Bank located on Sa'adoun Street in Central Baghdad were able to attack the bank . . . stealing a sum of up to $282 million dollars, and fled in an unknown direction after implementing the operation.”

http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3543/Massive_Bank_Heist_in_Central_Baghdad

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

. . stealing a sum of up to $282 million dollars, and fled in an unknown direction after implementing the operation.”

How the F*** do you flee in an unknown direction with 300-Million dollars? Nobody saw anything? Think you might want to post a U-S soldier or two at the freakin' Central Bank?

 

[Angola!]

****, three guys made off with $282 million? Methinks we are all in the wrong business.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

****, three guys made off with $282 million? Methinks we are all in the wrong business.

Yeah, but one you pay the taxes.....****, nevermind.

 

[slappy4428]

****, three guys made off with $282 million? Methinks we are all in the wrong business.

You know... that's just what I would expect a bank robber or his accomplist to say,,,,

 

[Angola!]

****, three guys made off with $282 million? Methinks we are all in the wrong business.

You know... that's just what I would expect a bank robber or his accomplist to say,,,,

There in the wrong business or I'm a bank robber? Either way, it's not true.

 

[slappy4428]

Fine....
Maybe it was A-Rod.. some say he's stolen 280 million....

 

[Mayfly]

Fine....
Maybe it was A-Rod.. some say he's stolen 280 million....

Makes me feel better about Pat Burrell stealing 60 million.

 

[Batman]

How in the do you steal $282 million? Physically, I mean. Especially with only three guys. That much cash would have to weigh a couple tons. Even if it took the authorities an hour to respond, it'd be hard to load it all and get away undetected.

 

[Boom_70]

Kelly's Hero's ride again.

 

[Football_Bat]

If they were in bills bigger than $100, you could probably get it done with nothing more than a pickup truck, although $500 bills and larger are next to impossible to pass. (I believe $500 bills do exist still, just not in general circulation.)

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I'm guessing most of the bills were hundies. That's the operational currency in Iraq, from all the stories I've seen on mercenaries security contractors working there.

 

[heyabbott]

Partial picture of the getaway truck

 

[Batman]

If they were in bills bigger than $100, you could probably get it done with nothing more than a pickup truck, although $500 bills and larger are next to impossible to pass. (I believe $500 bills do exist still, just not in general circulation.)

Even if it was all in hundreds, volume becomes an issue. You'd need a couple of tractor trailers to haul it all.
This just baffles me, more from a physics and logistics standpoint than a criminal one.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

This was all just a cover-up for a simple robbery? They're just common thieves?

 

[Hammer Pants]

So, what are the odds on that money funding weapons that will kill more of our troops? I have some family serving in Iraq, and I can't imagine what it's like to be there right now.