In a story that reads like a Hollywood script, Italian police have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of stealing nearly two kilograms of gold—worth €150,000—from a gold smelting facility over the course of a year.
Report informs via La Repubblica that the man's elaborate scheme unraveled during a routine check at a gold-buying business. When questioned, he gave conflicting explanations before finally handing over a 250-gram gold bar valued at €23,000. A subsequent search of his home revealed even more stolen gold.
In a bizarre twist, the man confessed to hiding the gold in his long dreadlocks to bypass security. He reportedly exploited a blind spot in the factory's metal detectors, which failed to scan high enough to detect the metal concealed in his hair.
The suspect said he had previously worked at a jewelry factory in Switzerland, where he developed and refined the smuggling technique. Authorities say the thefts went undetected for months, allowing him to quietly amass a trove of precious metal.