$6.1 Million Theft from Costa Rica's National Bank Signals Largest Robbery in Country's History

Five bank employees, including two area supervisors, a technician, a guard and an accountant, are under investigation as $6.1 million disappeared from the vaults of Costa Rica's National Bank, Banco Nacional, the country's largest financial institution.

$6.1 million vanishes from the vaults of Costa Rica's National Bank, the Banco Nacional, marking the largest bank theft in the history of the country.
Five bank employees involved in the bank's currency handling - two area supervisors, a technician, a guard, an accountant - are under investigation. They were suspended with pay once the theft was noticed on October 3.
The theft likely took place in August or earlier but was noticed three weeks ago; no arrests have been made yet.
The bank began a private investigation after noticing the missing money, but national prosecutors took on the case after details were disseminated to the press and the bank made an official complaint.
Both internal and attorney general's investigations are ongoing, with more details expected about how the significant theft happened.