The Cayo Perico Heist

Overview

The Cayo Perico Heist is a GTA Online heist released in December 2020. Miguel Madrazo hires the player to rob Juan "El Rubio" Strickler, the drug lord who owns the private island of Cayo Perico. The heist is launched from the Kosatka submarine and is the first big heist that can be done completely solo.

Setup missions

1. Gather Intel – travel to the island and scope out the compound, the primary target and secondary loot.
2. Prep missions – get the approach vehicle, weapons, equipment like cutting torches and keycards.
3. Optional preps – disrupt supplies, weaponry and armor to weaken guards, and set up support crew.

Approaches

The Kosatka, Alkonost, Velum, Stealth Annihilator, Patrol Boat or Longfin can be used to reach the island, depending on the vehicles unlocked. Entry and escape points, time of day and loadouts are chosen at the planning board, and the job can be done in stealth or aggressively.

Crew and tips

• Solo players keep the whole take, but a crew can carry more secondary loot.
• Stealth is faster and more profitable once the guard routes are learned.
• Secondary loot like gold and cocaine adds a large amount to the take.
• Hard mode becomes available after a successful run in a limited time.

Payout

The primary target pays $630,000 to $2,090,000 depending on the target and the difficulty, and secondary loot adds more on top. Madrazo and Pavel take a share of the total.