Banco Central Burglary – Brazil (US$69.8 million)

One of the most ingeniously executed executed bank robberies is the Banco Central burglary in Brazil. The bank was robbed on the evening of 21 February 2006. A small gang of burglars tunneled over 250 feet to the bank’s vault

from a nearby property. The robbers used a landscaping business as a cover. The tunnel was expertly constructed and was a master piece. They provided sophisticated lighting and an air conditioning system to the tunnel. The strange yet indigenous burglars dug continuously for 3 months before the tunnel was ready to conceive the plan. Police was successful in recovering only $9 million dollars.