157 Million Pesos Stolen In Mexico

KRGV ^ | 03/21/2011

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OAXACA - Thirteen million dollars worth of pesos have been stolen from a cash transporting company in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Authorities say six armed robbers wore fake uniforms and even drove up in a money transport company's truck. No one was hurt in the huge hold-up.

Elsewhere in Mexico, the violence continued. Masked gunmen killed ten people at a bar in a rough neighborhood in Acapulco.

The same day, four others were attacked in a nearby town. The bodies of six men and women were also found.

The weekend violence happened in areas where the Beltran-Leyva cartel is in control.

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So, what is that in American dollars, about $25 bucks?

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UPDATED: Mexico: 5 guards suspected in $13 million robbery

Mexican authorities say five guards have been detained on suspicion of complicity in the armed robbery of 157 million pesos from a cash transporting company in southern Mexico.

Oaxaca state Attorney General Manuel de Jesus Lopez says the guards gave contradictory statements about the heist of cash worth about $13 million.

Jesus Lopez also said Tuesday that the robbery early Sunday wasn’t reported to police until four hours after it happened. He says that suggests an inside job.

Initial reports said six gunmen wearing masks and latex gloves broke into Cometra offices early Sunday, overpowred the guards and made off with the money. Officials said the robbers appeared to be wearing uniforms of Cometra workers.