As per FBI findings, a collective of illegal immigrants engaged blowtorches, cell phone signal jammers, and disguises in their scheme to rob banks in numerous states.

Federal prosecutors have reported that a federal grand jury has indicted a group of undocumented immigrants from South America for allegedly using "sophisticated tactics," such as disguises as construction workers, blowtorches, and cell phone jammers, to rob banks in several states, accumulating more than $4 million in stolen cash.

It was announced by U.S. Attorney Philip A. Talbert that a gang, primarily comprised of Chilean nationals, aimed at more than 29 banks and credit unions in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington from May through October.

The court documents indicate that the gang strategically placed ATMs in "vulnerable locations" and rented short-term vacation homes in close proximity, utilizing cars that were rented through the "black market."

It was stated by authorities that nine of the eleven people charged were arrested during the previous week, and two additional arrests occurred in Washington on October 30.

In a specific incident, it was reported by prosecutors that the suspects scouted a business adjacent to a Wells Fargo in Modesto, California, broke in overnight, and made a hole in the wall to access the bank's ATM.

Authorities have published photographs of the suspected bank robbers, who were dressed in construction worker attire, including hard hats, medical masks, and high-visibility safety vests.