was arrested with R$85,100 and on November 10 three more suspects were arrested. From October 22, 2005, until April 13, 2006, the police discovered six kidnappings related to this robbery and in all cases the relatives of the victims paid the ransom. On August 1, 2006, Brazilian authorities found R$178,100 buried in a house in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. A prepaid phone card was found inside the tunnel. The Federal Police located the cell phone associated with it and had it wiretapped. On September 1, 2006, a special operation named "Operação Facção Toupeira" (Operation Mole Faction) was started, leading the police to arrest 43 people suspect of involvement on the heist including one of the alleged masterminds, and recovering R$275,100 in cash. On October 3, 2006, the body of another suspect, Evandro José das Neves, was found at a favela in São Paulo. On January 28, 2007, Márcio Rafael Pierre, another of the alleged masterminds, was arrested in São Paulo. On April 19, also in São Paulo, a suspect named Edson Pereira de Queiroz was arrested. So far, authorities have arrested 54 suspects and the Federal Police recovered only about R$20 million. See also Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery - a robbery of similar magnitude. Assalto ao Banco Central (Central Bank Heist) - a movie based on the burglary List of bank robbers and robberies References Folha de S.Paulo - News about all the Kidnappings (in Portuguese) FOXNews The New York Times story BBC news story Agencia Brasil story Times online story - includes a picture of the tunnel Bloomberg story CNN online story Banco Central do Brasil news release (in Portuguese) News24 Online Story Ireland On-Line Story Rádio Brasil Central 2005 crimes in Brazil Bank burglaries Fortaleza