The burglary comes as thousands continue to call for the governor's resignation after a string of sexist and homophobic text messages were leaked.
Around 50 firearms and 4,000 bullets have been stolen from a police station in Puerto Rico, with the thieves threatening Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign.
Along with the missing firearms was scrawled a message on the wall,"Ricky resign silver or lead." The expression, originally"plata o plomo" in Spanish, is a Colombian slang phrase made famous by drug lord Pablo Escobar, in which the speaker is telling the listener to either accept a bribe or lose their life.
The burglary and threatening message towards Puerto Rico's governor comes as tens of thousands of people across the U.S. territory continue to call for Ricardo Rosselló to resign following the leak of a number of sexist and homophobic text messages written by the governor. Since the leak, thousands of people have flocked to the streets across the Caribbean island for five consecutive days calling for Rosselló's resignation, including Martin and Hollywood actor Benicio del Toro. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took part in a separate protest against the governor in New York.
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