Pasquale Lanciana, mastermind of $2.3million Armaguard van heist, launches ... trends now
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The mastermind behind a notorious Melbourne heist where $2.3 million was stolen from an Armaguard van almost three decades ago has launched an appeal.
Pasquale 'No Mercy' Lanciana was jailed for 14 years in September 2021, after a County Court jury found him guilty of organising or participating in the June 1994 robbery, falsely imprisoning the guards and laundering the cash.
Posing as workmen, an elaborate roadworks site was set up by five thieves wearing goggles and helmets. They started up a concrete saw to distract an Armaguard van driver when they pulled up at the fake site.
The group then handcuffed three security guards at gunpoint and placed plastic bags over their heads, before driving off through the backstreets of Richmond.
The stolen money has never been recovered.
Lanciana, a former kickboxer,
