Scilla / Bagnara Calabra — A gang of armed bandits stole an estimated two million euros after attacking a security van early Monday morning in southern Italy, according to police sources.
The robbery occurred in a tunnel along the A2 “del Mediterraneo” motorway, between the exits for Scilla and Bagnara Calabra.
According to early reconstruction, the attackers used an organised — almost paramilitary — method. They set fire to two cars and arranged them across the road to block traffic, while spreading nails on the asphalt to prevent any escape or intervention. Then they surrounded the armoured van belonging to the security firm Sicurtransport. They forced it to stop inside the tunnel, and threatened the staff. Gunshots were fired during the attack.
Police and fire-fighters intervened quickly. The robbers managed to flee. No injuries were reported among the security personnel or other road users.
Scale and ongoing investigation
Officials describe the event as “highly professional”. The estimated haul of two million euros makes this one of the largest such robberies in recent years in the region.
Authorities are analysing video from motorway surveillance cameras and planning road patrols to track the perpetrators’ escape route. Investigators are evaluating whether the robbery is connected to organised-crime groups familiar with sophisticated, coordinated operations.
What this means for security van transport of valuables
This latest heist renews the spotlight on vulnerabilities in cash-transport along southern motorways. The combination of extreme planning — ambush inside a tunnel, roadblocks, incendiary methods — suggests the robbers had knowledge of the route and timing.
