Cops concentrate on staff as nearly zł.1 million goes missing from Mint

Eight kilograms of platinum worth zł.960 000 has "disappeared" from the furnace of the National Mint. This is the first theft of this magnitude in Mint's 240 year history. "Such a thing has never happened to us before," said spokesman Łukasz Bajbak. "I hope it is not a joke. It's almost certain that one of the employees is behind the theft." The room where the platinum is processed is protected by guards and monitored by surveillance cameras. Police believe that the stolen platinum was hidden somewhere on the premises. They are watching video recordings from the Mint's high tech security system but by Thursday evening had not found anything that could shed light on the mystery. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A4) E.B.