In Thessaloniki, the story astir the “grand robbery” of a existent property bureau suddenly became astir a thousand times thinner. Instead of the primitively called 297,000 euros the attackers, arsenic it turned out, stole everything 297 euros.
According to Greek media, the concern proprietor told constabulary that helium discovered hole successful bureau wall. Judging by the method of penetration, the criminals were intelligibly preparing for something much serious: the breach resembled a classical “rififi”* – a method successful which the country is entered not done a doorway oregon window, but done a wall, ceiling oregon floor.
However, the accumulation turned retired to beryllium overmuch much humble than the plan: alternatively of suitcases with wealth – a small magnitude for existent bureau expenses. Sometimes the transgression “operation of the century” ends successful alteration for coffee, and this, perhaps, is besides a signifier of justice.
What happened
At archetypal it was reported that unknown persons entered the bureau done a spread successful the wall and stolen from a safe 297,000 euros. However, it aboriginal turned retired that the missing magnitude was really 297 euros.
The entrepreneur himself said that a akin incidental had already happened astir ten years ago. Then the attackers entered done the beforehand door, and aft installing cameras, helium said, they recovered different way – from the backmost of the building.
The attackers entered the bureau done a spread successful the wall – successful a way that is called successful Greek transgression chronicles “rififi”.
What did the attackers take?
According to the entrepreneur, the criminals turned the premises over, looked for valuables and took distant respective monitors.
He clarified that it was a small magnitude intended for mundane bureau expenses:
“We are talking astir small money, for regular use, little than 1000 euros”.
Investigation
Officers are investigating the lawsuit Τμήμα Δίωξης και Εξιχνίασης Εγκλημάτων Χαριλάου – Αναλήψεως (Department of prosecution and detection of crimes Harilaou – Analepsi).
Police are establishing the circumstances of the break-in, the identities of the suspects and the nonstop harm caused to the office.
The astir ironic happening successful this story is the disproportion betwixt efforts and results. A interruption successful the wall, an opened safe, a hunt of the bureau – and successful the extremity 297 euros.
For the proprietor it’s a loss, for the constabulary it’s a lawsuit of theft, and for the burglars themselves it seems to beryllium a lesson: sometimes a burglary brings not a fortune, but alteration for coffee.
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