An armed group attacked a headquarters of the state National Development Bank (BNF) of Paraguay with explosives In the town of Natalius (southeast), bordering Argentina, and stole around 140,000 dollars (about 133 million Chilean pesos) in cashThe authorities reported this Sunday.
The robbery occurred on Saturday night in that town in the department of Itapualocated about 400 kilometers from Asunción and separated from Argentine territory by the Paraná River, as far as they reached between 10 and 15 individuals.
The raiders They opened fire on the façade of the establishment and inside They activated explosives to reach the vault and later open the safe.
Three police officers who remained in a space adjacent to the bank took cover and emerged unharmed.
Several of the attackers also They went to the police station to prevent his reaction.
The Minister of the Interior, Enrique Rierahe told the channel SNT that the subjects They were hooded, used long weapons and threw nails to prevent the arrival of reinforcements.
Riera assured that the Argentine public forces were alerted to the incident.
The president of the BNF, Miguel Manuel Ochipintticonfirmed to local media that the theft amounted to 300 million guaraníes (about 38 million pesos) and around 100,000 dollars (95 million pesos).
The official told the channel Telefuture who have received a “warning” about the possibility of robberies in Itapúabut he argued that there are several branches in that department and that in Natalio’s case there were only six police officers.
Authorities reported that a driver who was allegedly traveling in the area and was shot was detained when fuel was discovered in the vehicle.
The discovery of two cars that were apparently used by the assailants was also reported.
For his part, the head of the Directorate of Investigation of Punishable Acts of the National Police, César Silguero, warned of a modus operandi “different” from a robbery that occurred on April 2 in Yatytay, also in Itapúa, where an armed group subdued police officers assigned to that town and took an ATM with nearly $46,000.
