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Karen Sweeney

Armaguard $2.3m heist mastermind loses appeal

The mastermind of an Armaguard van heist has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence. (Melanie Foster/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Pasquale Lanciana, who masterminded a $2.3 million Armaguard van heist three decades ago, has had his appeal denied.

The former kickboxer was jailed for 14 years after a jury found him guilty over the June 1994 robbery that involved five thieves posing as workmen on an elaborate roadworks site, set up to distract the van driver.

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