Police are searching for three armed men in North Carolina who robbed an armored truck and two armed guards of $4 million in gold, according to authorities.
Two TransValue Inc. security guards reportedly said they had been transporting precious metals, including silver and gold, from Florida to Massachusetts on Sunday evening when their truck developed mechanical problems and they pulled over on Interstate 95, the Wilson County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The guards said that's when three armed men in a white van approached and ordered them to get down on the ground. The men tied the guards' hands behind their backs before forcing them to walk into the woods.
The armed men then took several barrels of gold, estimated at more than US$4 million in value, and fled, the guards said.
TransValue, based in Miami, specializes in transportation of precious metals and cash, according to its website. The company was founded in 1992, and states online that its shipments are insured "through the company's all risk insurance policy" up to US$100 million.
Owner of the company, Jesus Rodriguez, told The Wilson Times that the heist was "very rare."
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