Attack on a money transporter on the A20 near Gützkow: Unknown perpetrators stopped the van and set the vehicle on fire.
They are said to have stolen millions.
Gützkow – On Thursday morning, March 2, 2023, there was a spectacular attack on a money transporter on the A20 at the Gützkow junction (Vorpommern-Greifswald district).
According to initial findings, the organized perpetrators are said to have stolen cash boxes with sums in the millions.
On the A20 near Gützkow: Attack on a money transporter in the middle of the autobahn – perpetrators on the run
As reported by the police headquarters in Neubrandenburg, the brutal attack took place at around 6:22 a.m. in the middle of the Autobahn 20. According to this, two vehicles wedged the money transporter.
This process is reminiscent of an attack on a money transporter in Cologne: At that time, two vehicles also wedged in a money transporter and attacked it.
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The unknown perpetrators in a similar raid in Cologne shot at the money transporter (left) and set fire to one of their cars (right).
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© Sebastian Peters
Loot in the millions and fire devils: Spectacular heist on the highway
The previously unknown perpetrators then violently opened the van – and according to initial findings, they are said to have stolen several cash boxes worth millions, a police spokesman informs.
When the perpetrators started to flee, they set fire to the money transporter and one of their own vehicles.
Presumably to cover tracks.
This behavior is also almost identical to the raid in Cologne.
In the meantime, the alleged escape vehicle of the perpetrators has also been found in a wooded area in the village of Müssenden.
The discovery site is only a few kilometers away from the place of the robbery.
The police: “Extensive search measures are currently underway.
Anyone who can provide information about the course of the crime, the vehicles involved or possible people are asked to contact the hotline on 0395 5582 2176.