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Brit wanted in '93 holdup caught in U.S.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A man wanted in a $1.5 million bank delivery heist in England 19 years ago was charged Thursday on a weapons charge on Missouri, authorities said.

KOLR-TV, Springfield, Mo., reported Edward "Fast Eddie" John Maher, 56, was charged with illegal possession of firearms following his Wednesday arrest in Ozark, Mo., where he had been living under his brother's name.

Maher was charged for possessing two pistols and two rifles, a federal crime for an illegal immigrant, the TV station said.

Maher was being held at an immigration facility in Springfield.

"We've had contact with the Suffolk [England] Police Department," FBI spokesman Josh Nixon said. "I spoke with one of their detective chief inspectors who confirmed that he was wanted in England, and confirmed what we knew. They advised me they would start the extradition process tomorrow."

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