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MICHEL is the mastermind behind the titular crime in the nailbiting Netflix drama The Helicopter Heist.
He is based on Charbel Charro, the man who organised the Västberga helicopter robbery in 2009.
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Charro’s elaborate scheme
Charro was born to two Syrian immigrants to Sweden and grew up to become a PE teacher in Stockholm.
However, Charro eventually began to become involved with crime and regularly appeared on the list of Stockholm’s most prolific criminals.
In 2009, the criminal mastermind began plotting his biggest scheme yet.
He planned to conduct a multi-million-dollar heist for which he would need an experienced thief.
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Charro wanted to break into a G4S cash service building in southern Stockholm, which was under constant surveillance and had exceptionally tough security measures.
Unable to rob the cash depot himself, he decided to build a team to help him carry out the job.
Charro approached Shirwan Safa Kadhum for the job, a man who had been jailed for two years after he stole one Rembrandt and two Renoir…
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