oleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 7 months agoSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1411arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]customs_broker
arrow-up1409arrow-down1external-linkSmugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine partswww.popsci.comoleorunM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square43fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]customs_broker
minus-squarecerothemlinkfedilinkEnglish39•7 months agoI wonder if 2.5 million in gold with be enough for prosecution.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•7 months agoGold? Looks like machine parts to me. If they’re just laying around like that, they’re obviously scrap and we all know recyclables go out on Wednesdays so let me just haul those out to the curb for you.
minus-square@agent_flounderlinkEnglish13•7 months agoI mean it’s $1 million in gold that’s plenty illegal.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoAnd to think that the total of 250k weighs only just above 3kg. Hope that doesn’t dosappear is some pockets.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoYeah, I’m sure any judge would convict you for smuggling half a million in gold.
I wonder if 2.5 million in gold with be enough for prosecution.
Gold? Looks like machine parts to me. If they’re just laying around like that, they’re obviously scrap and we all know recyclables go out on Wednesdays so let me just haul those out to the curb for you.
I mean it’s $1 million in gold that’s plenty illegal.
Exactly, 500k is a very serious crime!
And to think that the total of 250k weighs only just above 3kg. Hope that doesn’t dosappear is some pockets.
Yeah, I’m sure any judge would convict you for smuggling half a million in gold.