The FBI is investigating possible $ 300G heist at JFK Airport in New York

New York authorities on Wednesday investigated the possible $ 300,000 hoist to be sent on a flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Florida, according to a report.

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Two law enforcement officials told WNBC that they missed $ 300,000 to arrive at the airport as part of a larger delivery from an armored car company. Officials said it is too early to determine if $ 300,000 in cash was removed from the shipment before it arrived at the airport, or whether that amount was withdrawn at the airport after the delivery was made.

The New York Port Authority and the New Jersey Police Department and the FBI are investigating the possible heist, a police spokeswoman told the station.

In 1[ads1]978, masked men raided a notorious Lufthansa Airlines cargo hold at JFK and made $ 5 million in cash and nearly $ 1 million in jewelry in one of the largest stories in American history, according to History.com.

The crime was later linked to the Lucchese Crimean family, who had the help of someone inside – a cargo worker familiar with large cash shipments who arrived at the airport on domestic and international flights, who became vulnerable to robberies while waiting for to be delivered to banks. Police often help monitor and escort large cash shipments coming in and out of JFK, according to the station.

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In 2003, a masked gunman hijacked an armored vehicle at the airport with more than two million dollars inside, WNBC reported.