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Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts (www.popsci.com)

submitted 8 months ago by oleorun@real.lemmy.fan to c/weirdnews@real.lemmy.fan

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Go to all that work and then get found out by using shitty spray paint.

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[-] Cerothen@lemmy.ca 40 points 8 months ago

I wonder if 2.5 million in gold with be enough for prosecution.

[-] TalesOfTrees@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago

Gold? Looks like machine parts to me. If they're just laying around like that, they're obviously scrap and we all know recyclables go out on Wednesdays so let me just haul those out to the curb for you.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I mean it's $1 million in gold that's plenty illegal.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

Exactly, 500k is a very serious crime!

[-] NotSpez@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

And to think that the total of 250k weighs only just above 3kg. Hope that doesn’t dosappear is some pockets.

[-] Huschke@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I'm sure any judge would convict you for smuggling half a million in gold.

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