Tunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links

Tunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links

According to the Interior Ministry, the plot relied on a commercial premises leased in mid-2025, from which an access point was allegedly opened into the sewers to advance toward a nearby financial institution. The broader investigation began on September 11 with an anonymous tip about a suspected drug-selling point in Neptunia, in Canelones, and expanded as investigators tracked a network with logistical presence in Montevideo.