The theft and subsequent getaway were reported to police in Cordoba's capital city of Monteria on Saturday, with eyewitnesses providing a detailed description of the getaway vehicle and the robbers. The Metropolitan Police quickly mobilized and cast a net over the city. The four people inside the getaway car, a grey car, were quickly apprehended. The criminals were trapped in a box because the police, who had practiced for a situation like this, blocked all exits from the casino.