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Jujuy Police Probe $90 Million Cash Theft From Parked Car at GNC Station

Investigators are reconstructing the driver’s route after the complaint at the provincial investigations unit.

Overview

  • The victim reported that two black plastic bags holding 90 million pesos were taken from the passenger seat while he briefly left his car at a GNC station in Alto Comedero.
  • He was traveling from Palpalá to San Salvador de Jujuy and stopped at the RN66 access to Camino a Río Blanco for about five minutes to use the bathroom.
  • The cash, intended to pay a debt to a beverage distributor, was to be deposited at a private foreign bank branch at Lamadrid and Alvear in the city center.
  • After noticing the loss, he filed a complaint at the Dirección General de Investigaciones in the Chijra neighborhood and detailed his route for police.
  • Provincial police report no suspects or recovered funds and are examining whether the victim was followed before the theft as public concern grows.