( CNN ) -- A 65-year-old suspect in a $ 7 million Connecticut robbery was arrested more than two decades after the heist , the FBI said in San Juan , Puerto Rico . Norberto Gonzalez Claudio was arrested Tuesday in Cayey , Puerto Rico , the FBI said in a statement . Gonzalez Claudio is accused of participating in the armed robbery of a Connecticut Wells Fargo depot on September 12 , 1983 . According to the FBI in Connecticut , the robbery of the armored car facility in West Hartford was one of the largest cash heists at the time , and dozens of collaborators have been arrested . Two of Gonzalez Claudio 's brothers were also indicted for the heist . Avelino Gonzalez Claudio was arrested in 2008 and sentenced in 2010 to seven years in prison . According to court records , Orlando Gonzalez Claudio was given probation in another case . It was not clear if he served time for the robbery . A federal arrest warrant was issued in August 1985 charging Gonzalez Claudio with obstruction of commerce by robbery and conspiracy , the FBI said . Another warrant was issued in March 1986 charging Gonzalez Claudio with bank robbery , aggravated robbery , theft from interstate shipment , foreign and interstate transportation of stolen money , and conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery , the FBI said . If convicted , Gonzalez Claudio could face 275 years of imprisonment . The FBI said Gonzalez Claudio , a native of Puerto Rico , is believed to be a member of the domestic terrorist organization Los Macheteros -- or `` the machete wielders '' -- which has claimed responsibility for several murders , armed robberies and terrorist bombings . The U.S. Attorney 's Office in Connecticut has said the robbery was committed to fund the activities of Los Macheteros . `` The publicly stated goal of the Macheteros is to obtain the independence of Puerto Rico by armed struggle against the United States government , '' the FBI has said . According to a 1985 indictment , the Macheteros funded themselves through `` expropriations , '' including robbery . Norberto Gonzalez Claudio and his brother Avelino are listed in the indictment as belonging to the group of Macheteros who devised the plan for Victor Manuel Gerena , an employee of Wells Fargo Armored Service , to rob his own company . The organization used nicknames and codenames to avoid detection , the indictment states . Gerena , who was also a Macheteros member , was known as `` Aguila , '' or eagle . The operation was known as the White Eagle . After the robbery , the Macheteros moved Gerena and some of the stolen money into Mexico , the indictment states . After that , the group moved more money . The same month as the robbery , the Macheteros transported Gerena to Cuba , according to the indictment . Among the activities the group carried out with the stolen money was a gift giveaway in Puerto Rico , the court document states . Although not as well known as other organizations with the terrorist label , the Macheteros in the late 1970s and 1980s claimed responsibility for numerous bombings and attacks on U.S. military personnel in Puerto Rico .
Norberto Gonzalez Claudio is arrested in Connecticut . He is accused of participating in a September 12 , 1983 Puerto Rico robbery that netted $ 7 million . FBI : The suspect is believed to be a member of the terrorist group Norberto Gonzalez Claudio . The group seeks Puerto Rican independence , the FBI says .