Adalberto Perez was the ringleader in a heist that occurred in North Carolina.

He and his crew stole more than $4.3 Million worth of gold, silver, and metals - and entire truck full of Bullion.

He is from Opalocka in Miami, Florida.

Capture

In early March, 2016, agents identified Perez for his involvement as ringleader in the robbery of a truck filled with a Bullion of an estimated $4.3 Million in Wilson County, North Carolina.

He was arrested in his Opalocka home.

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A friend of Perez came forward months prior to his arrest.

According to an Federal Bureau Investigation affidavit, the friend said Perez spent about a year preparing for the heist.

The target was a routine shipment of gold bars aboard a tractor-trailer sent by Miami-based Republic Metals to a processing plant in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, that serves jewelry makers in the Boston area.

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A confidential informant said Perez purchased a GPS tracking device online and mailed to a friend's address without disclosing what was inside.

He also rigged a Pepper spray device inside the cab.

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He pleaded no guilty.

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Sentencing

On September 12th, 2016, Perez was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the daring heist that took place in North Carolina.

Perez along with two other accomplices engaged in the robbery of a TransValue Inc. tractor-trailer carrying millions of dollars in a Bullion.

The robbery occurred when the truck travelled down a lonely stretch on Interstate 95.

After binding the hands of the two people in the truck and marching them into nearby woods, the crooks fled in a white van with 275 pounds of gold bars and some silver.

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All of the stolen gold and silver has disappeared.

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