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Notorious French bank robber commits suicide after drugs arrest

Marc Armando was the suspected mastermind behind the 1992 robbery of the Bank of France in Toulon in which 146 million francs were stolen.

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Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison, sources close to the investigation said Saturday, reports GlobalPost.

Armando, 56, was sentenced to 18 years in jail for his role in the 1992 robbery of the Bank of France in Toulon when raiders got away with 146 million francs (22 million euros today), only around a tenth of which was ever recovered.

In April, he was arrested in theNetherlands under a European arrest warrant in connection with drug trafficking and was handed over to French authorities on Friday.

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