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How To Start Cayo Perico Heist
Grand Theft Auto V

How To Start Cayo Perico Heist

Learn how to start the Cayo Perico Heist in Grand Theft Auto V. This guide covers purchasing the Submarine, meeting Miguel Madrazo, gathering intel, and hacking the signal box.

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Learn how to start the Cayo Perico Heist in Grand Theft Auto V. This guide covers purchasing the Submarine, meeting Miguel Madrazo, gathering intel, and hacking the signal box.

Walkthrough
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    Purchase a Submarine / Meet Miguel Madrazo: Buy a Submarine from the Warstock Website for approximately $2,200,000. If you need funds, consider farming The Doomsday Heist for about 600k per completion. Once you own a Submarine, speak with Miguel Madrazo at the Music Locker, located next to the Casino. He will brief you on a heist on Cayo Perico to retrieve incriminating files.
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    Gather Intel: Return to your Submarine and interact with the planning screen to start the “Gather Intel” mission. Meet the party crew in the hangar at Los Santos International Airport. After the cutscene, drive the group to the Beach Party marked on your map.
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    Infiltrate the Beach Party: After some dancing, sneak out of the gate by observing the mini-map and enemy patrol patterns. Move through open grassy areas and swim to avoid detection on your way to El Rubio’s Compound.
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    Hack the Signal Box: Approach the compound and climb the nearby Communication Tower. Interact with the Signal Box to begin a hacking minigame where you must align numbers on the left with modifiers on the right to reach a target score.
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    Scan the Compound: After hacking, you will gain access to the compound's cameras. Scan each room to gather more intel for the heist. The items and their locations are:
    • Madrazo files — Basement
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    Cash — Basement
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    Cash — South Storage - Cam 1
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    Cash — North Storage - Cam 1
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    Cash — North Storage - Cam 2
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    Cash — West Storage - Cam 2
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    Gold — North Storage - Cam 2
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    Document North Dock: Proceed to the North Dock. Take a picture of the waterway and send it to Pavel. Inside the leftmost building, take a picture of the Weed. You can also find Bolt Cutters on top of an electrical box.
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    Optional Objectives: After documenting the North Dock, you can return to the airstrip and interact with the Pilot to go back to Los Santos. Alternatively, you can continue exploring the island to find Secondary Targets, Infiltration Points, Escape Points, Compound Entry Points, and Points of Interest.
Tips
  • To make money quickly for the Submarine purchase, farm The Doomsday Heist, which yields around $600,000 per completion.
  • When sneaking out of the Beach Party, pay close attention to the mini-map and enemy sight cones to time your escape.
  • Utilize grassy areas and swimming to remain undetected while approaching El Rubio’s Compound.
  • The Communication Tower for the Signal Box hack is easily visible by looking up as you approach the compound.
  • After hacking the Signal Box, thoroughly scan all rooms via the cameras to maximize your intel.
  • At the North Dock, remember to photograph the waterway, the Weed inside the building, and the Bolt Cutters on the electrical box.
  • You can choose to return to Los Santos after documenting the North Dock or continue to gather more optional intel around the island.

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