Four armed men robbed 33 kg of gold from a mine in northeastern Mexico early Wednesday morning, the mining company Granmin told reporters on Thursday.
The men, wearing camouflage clothing and with their faces covered, seized the manager of the mine and a technician. Using them as hostages, they managed to tie up workers and security guards before forcing the manager to open the safe.
They fled, taking one hostage with them whom they freed around 2 km from the mine.
This was the second robbery in 41 days at the mine in Trincheras, a town in the northeastern Mexico state of Sonora. A total of 54 kg gold worth 1.7 million U.S. dollars has been lost in the attacks.
Mine spokesman Miguel Angel Marin Payan said that the mine had reinforced security after the first robbery, but it had been proved insufficient.
Granmin, a Canadian Mexican company, condemned the attack and called on the authorities to speed up investigations and catch those responsible.
Source: Xinhua
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