Samsung Factory in Brazil Endures $36 Million Theft

Early Monday morning in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a band of fully armed and highly organized thieves infiltrated a Samsung Electronics flagship factory, vanishing with a reported $36 million in Samsung products.

As pervasive confusion brought about by FIFA’s beloved world tournament continues to impair the focus of local Brazilian ordinance, it is no surprise to hear that according to a Sao Paulo public safety spokesperson, not a single suspect was or has been identified. 

Leads pertaining to the identity of the thieves take only the form of factory security images, as displayed by local news media, depicting black garb and dark headgear laden men - a dead end.

The extreme ease, convenience, and well orchestrated timing of the crime suggested to police that this heist may have in fact been an inside job. 

The criminals entered during the night, taking full advantage of the factory shift change, alluding to an intimate knowledge of the facilities’ scheduling.  Furthermore, the criminals, according to police, had an in-depth awareness of the locality of certain valuables, and in the four hours the robbery took place, while some employees were held under duress, some 200 employees continued working. 

Whether it be due to fallible security infrastructure, or perceived intimate knowledge of the factory, it is a fact that, as stated by Samsung employees, the gang was never violent; they did not need to be.  The only real victims of the operation were the cellular devices of the workers, which were stripped of their battery cartridges as to render them useless in contacting the authorities.

"We are very concerned about this incident," Samsung said in a statement. "Fortunately, nobody was hurt. We are fully cooperating with the ongoing police investigation, and we will do our best to avoid it happening again."

While it may be too early to tell what exactly went on behind the scenes of this midnight coterie, the fact is that in the end, according to the state’s public security spokesperson, seven trucks left Samsung’s facility with over 40,000 smartphone, tablet, and notebook products.