Scarface gang

The Scarface gang (Dutch: Scarface-bende) is a criminal gang from Belgium, consisting of two to six men and sometimes a woman, which is responsible for a series of violent armed robberies in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. The gang was named by the media after the 1983 American movie Scarface. One of the members of the gang dressed like the character Tony Montana (as performed by Al Pacino in the film).

During a violent robbery at the cash handling company Securcash in Rotterdam the robbers used explosives to enter the building and shot and wounded two employees. After a robbery at Brink's in Amsterdam the gang fled in two cars on the A2, chased by the police but they managed to escape. One of their cars crashed and was burned by the robbers and they then hijacked a vehicle from another driver on the road.[1]

List of robberies attributed to the Scarface gang

Date Robbery
19 Februari 2011 Filling station in Wavre, Belgium
22 Februari 2011 Jeweler's shop in Lede, Belgium
28 Februari 2011 Post office in Walhain, Belgium
13 March 2011 Hotel in Machelen, Belgium
16 March 2011 Jeweler's shop in Wavre, Belgium
4 April 2011 Cash handling company Securcash in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
12 April 2011 Cash handling company Loomis in Valence, France
29 June 2011 Cash handling company Brink's in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

References

  1. ^ (Dutch) "'Scarface-bende achter overval'". De Telegraaf. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62Wd7nDTJ. Retrieved July 25, 2011.