Argentina thwarts the "theft of the century" after discovering a tunnel near a bank!

Argentine authorities may have avoided the "theft of the century", as they discovered on Thursday in San Isidro, one of the wealthy suburbs north of the capital Buenos Aires, a large tunnel extending about 220 meters, dug towards a bank.

The tunnel, which was dug 3 meters underground, is equipped with a dense wooden frame, a ventilation system and electricity, and ends a few meters away from "Macro Bank", according to the police.

The tunnel was discovered by chance when a parked car driver heard a noise from his car on Wednesday, before realizing it was a metal rod sticking out of the paving stones.

The local prosecutor's office ordered a search, which led to the tunnel being found and its starting point identified: an abandoned barn 200 meters away, where a large amount of earthmoving and excavation equipment was discovered.

Investigators estimate that the tunnel took between six and nine months to build, describing it as an “engineering feat” “better than the tunnel of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman,” referring to the tunnel used by the notorious Mexican drug lord to escape from prison in 2015.

The incident brings to mind an incident that took place in the same city of San Isidro in 2006 and was described as the “robbery of the century,” when a group of thieves stole nearly $19 million from a bank, escaping through a tunnel they had dug over a year to facilitate their escape, after simulating a long hostage situation inside.

During this robbery, which has been the subject of books, TV series and films, the gang used fake weapons and left a note in the safe room that read, “In a rich neighborhood, without weapons or grudges, there is only money and no love.”

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