Armed assault in casino in costa rica

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#1
Five masked men successfully robbed Amapola Casino and the players in Costa Rica this last Tuesday:

(Dead link: http://www.nacion.com/2011-11-03/Sucesos/encapuchados---asaltan-casino-en-jaco-y-roban--10-000.aspx)

Google translator will translate this story.

Have any players had similar experiences with armed robberies inside casinos?
 
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Just a cut-and-paste Google Translate 'automatic' translation.

Jaco hooded casino raid and steal $ 10,000

Jaco Garabito. Five hooded gunmen locked the two guards and stole $ 10,000 in cash (about ¢ 5 million) Casino Amapola in Jaco, Garabito, Puntarenas province.

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The casino is located 200 meters assaulted east of the Municipality of Garabito in the town of Jaco.
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The subjects were admitted on Tuesday, around 1:30 a. m., the establishment, located 200 meters east of the Municipality of Garabito.

Franklin Cardenas, deputy chief of the Armed Forces of the county, said that the subjects got out of a taxi plate in San Jose.

The casino's cameras show that four of the suspects went into the business, where a watchman, and the fifth was charged with threatening a gun at another guard, who was at another entrance, so as not to alert the Police .

Having pointed their weapons, locked in an office, while committing the assault.

Subjects stole the cash from the casino cage ($ 10,000) and took the belongings of 12 clients who were at that time.

According to Steven Sandi, manager of the Hotel Amapola, which houses the casino, the belongings are valued at $ 4,000 and the hotel is liable for these.

The suspects remained three minutes inside the building and fled on board the cab, which was driven by a person who waited in the street.

After the assailants fled, one of the guards alerted the authorities.

"When I saw that, when the subject, I took my radio to alert, but one of them pointed at me and told me not to make any movement. They are people who know the hotel because they entered by the two inputs. Thank God, we we were unarmed, "said one of the guards, who preferred anonymity.

Operating. The security forces, along with the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), mounted an operation to find the vehicle and the attackers.

In a police checkpoint near the toll Pozón, Heredia, Alajuela, a taxi stopped at 3 a. m., in which were two individuals who were still detained.

Police did not say whether there was evidence inside the vehicle.

The detainees last name Barrios (38 years) and Herrera (37 years). Both were held up yesterday in the court cells, having been examined by the Office of Garabito.

According to the police report, Herrera has a history of aggravated robbery and assault with a weapon. Both detainees are neighbors TIRR, Curridabat, province of San José.

The hearing to seek injunctive be today, at 1 p. m., in the Criminal Court of Garabito.
 
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