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GTA Online Armored Trucks are back on the streets of Los Santos and Blaine County once again, though you may be experiencing them for the first time unless you've been playing for a considerably long period. Robbing Security Vans to cash in on their contents was one of the original freemode events in GTA Online, but it was removed from the game with an update all the way back in September 2015. Rockstar recently teased that this freemode event could be making a comeback, and now it has officially returned for some mobile mini-heists. Make sure you've stocked up on Sticky Bombs from your local Ammu-Nation store, as you'll need at least one of these to blow open the doors, then use the information below to find the Armored Truck locations in GTA Online.
GTA Online Armored Truck locations
There are a total of 10 GTA Online Armored Truck locations where these vehicles can spawn, and these are all marked on the map above. Because these are random freemode events, you may need to keep travelling between the different points until one of them activates. The Armored Trucks appear in both Public and Invite Only lobbies, so you can avoid other players if you'd prefer to tackle them solo, however you need to be in a sessions for at least 16 minutes before they start spawning so exercise patience and take on other activities to fill your initial time. Once you've encountered an Armored Truck, there's reportedly a 20 minute cooldown until the next one will appear, so don't expect to string a series of robberies together quickly.
How to rob Armored Trucks in GTA Online
When an Armored Truck spawns near you, you'll receive a notification on screen to blow open the doors and a blue blip will appear on the map so you can track the security van's location. Drive up behind it, switch your drive-by weapon to Sticky Bomb, then throw one at the doors on the back. Let it pull a safe distance away before detonating, which will blast open the doors and a security case will fall out – if the Armored Truck was moving at speed then it will roll a distance away, so make sure you don't miss the case on the ground. Exit your vehicle and follow the prompt when you approach the security case to collect it, earning you 1,000 RP and $25,000 – doubled to $50,000 through July 19.
As soon as you attack an Armored Truck in GTA Online you'll get a two star wanted level, and when you blow open the doors two armored guards will exit then begin shooting at you. You can choose to take them out, or simply grab the security case and make good on your escape from the area. Lose the cops, and your work here is done.
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