The Bogota Bank Heist: Colombia's Golden Escape

In 1994, the Banco de Bogotá vault was breached not by a gang, but by an engineer named Edgar Cortés. This episode explores the intricate, years-long construction of a tunnel from a neighboring apartment building to the bank’s reinforced basement. We examine how Cortés used surveying equipment to navigate through bedrock and how he bypassed the sophisticated alarm systems that had thwarted previous attempts. The story highlights the unique intersection of Colombian infrastructure expertise and organized crime during the post-Escobar era. Listen as we trace the logistical marvels of the heist, the legal aftermath, and what it reveals about the security failures in one of Latin America’s most fortified financial institutions.

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