Águila Blanca (heist)

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Águila Blanca was the name given by Los Macheteros to its robbery of a Wells Fargo depot on September 12, 1983, a day coinciding with the birth date of Puerto Rican Nationalist Pedro Albizu Campos. The robbery took place in West Hartford, Connecticut, and netted more than US$7 million. At the time of the robbery, it was the largest cash heist in U.S. history.

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