Toy Guns, Tunnels, and $20M Heist

Toy Guns, Tunnels, and $20M Heist

In 2006, thieves in Buenos Aires tunneled beneath a bank and broke into its vault. After a seven-hour standoff with 23 hostages, authorities entered the building only to find $20 million missing, a row of toy guns, and a note that read, "In a neighborhood of rich people, without weapons or grudges, it's just money, not love."

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