Mastermind of Brazil's Largest Bank Robbery Captured

Antonio Reginaldo de Araujo, allegedly one of the leaders of the 2005 robbery of the Banco Central in Fortaleza, was captured last month in Sao Paulo. The thieves tunneled under two city blocks to break into the bank, taking over US$7o million, or an estimated 3.5 tons of cash.

So far 28 of the participants have been arrested and condemned in some cases to 53 year sentences, as could be the case of Araújo who is considered one of the brains of the operation.

However in spite of having captured a significant number of the original members of the gang, the authorities have only been able to recover ten percent of the money stolen.