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Armed Robbers Hit Samsung Factory for $6 Million Worth of Products

A real-life heist movie played out at a Samsung factory in Brazil early this week, which resulted in $6 million worth of electronics being stolen. According to The Associated Press, 20 armed robbers used the cover of nightfall to enact a plan that sounds like something straight out of a summer blockbuster. At the very least I’d expect this to become a straight-to-DVD movie at some point this year.

The heavily armed men reportedly hijacked a company bus and took eight employees hostage as they entered the factory in Campinas. Once inside, the gang then overpowered the security guards on duty, and spent the next three hours stealing smartphones, tablets and computers by the truckload. In all, the criminals managed to steal 40,000 finished products in seven trucks; police estimated the final tally to be worth almost $40 million, but Samsung later said the figure is more like $6 million.