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The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.
A massive cash heist in North Carolina became the second largest cash robbery in U.S. history.
On October 4, 1997, an unidentified group of robbers executed a high-stakes heist in a North Carolina facility, seizing millions of dollars in cash.
Witnesses reported that the thieves used inside information and professional tactics to bypass security measures swiftly.
Despite extensive investigations and federal manhunts, the case remains shrouded in mystery, with only fragments of the stolen funds ever recovered.
The audacity and scale of the operation stunned law enforcement and inspired new protocols for protecting large cash shipments.
To this day, it stands as the second largest cash robbery in U.S. history, a testament to one of the most ambitious thefts on American soil.
The incident spurred legislative reviews of armored transport regulations and led to tighter security standards across the industry.
1997
second largest cash robbery