1983day.year
A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.
Members of Los Macheteros stole approximately $7 million from a Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, in one of the largest armed robberies in U.S. history.
On September 12, 1983, the Puerto Rican nationalist group Los Macheteros carried out a coordinated assault on a Wells Fargo depot. The assailants subdued security personnel and loaded millions in cash and securities into getaway vehicles. Investigators later recovered only a fraction of the estimated $7 million haul. The robbery prompted a massive FBI manhunt and highlighted the group's campaign to finance Puerto Rico's independence movement. Several members were eventually arrested and convicted, shedding light on the tactics of U.S.-based militant cells. The heist remains one of the most audacious bank robberies in American history.
1983
Wells Fargo
West Hartford, Connecticut
Los Macheteros