The Argentine authorities may have avoided a new 'heist of the century' with the discovery of a sophisticated tunnel in San Isidro, a wealthy suburb north of Buenos Aires. This tunnel, measuring approximately 220 meters, was dug three meters underground and was equipped with a ventilation and electricity system, ending just a few meters from the Macro bank, as reported by the police.
The discovery was made following a curious incident where a parked motorist noticed a metal rod protruding from between the cobblestones of the street. This prompted the local prosecutor's office to conduct a search, ultimately leading to the tunnel's location, which originated from a disused hangar 200 meters away, filled with excavation equipment. No arrests have been reported as of Thursday.
Investigators believe that the tunnel's construction took between six and nine months and have described it as 'a work of engineering,' better than that used by infamous drug lord Chapo Guzmán for his prison escape in 2015. The incident also draws parallels to the infamous 'robbery of the century' that took place in the same area in 2006, where criminals stole nearly $19 million from a bank using a tunnel they had dug for a year.
