The Scarface gang () was a criminal gang possibly from Netherlands, consisting of two to six men and sometimes a woman, which was responsible for a series of violent armed robberies in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France. The gang was named "the Scarface gang" because one of the members of the gang dressed like the character Tony Montana from the 1983 American film Scarface.
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 and were chased by the police but managed to escape. One of their cars crashed and it was burned by the robbers, who then hijacked a vehicle from another driver on the road.
List of robberies attributed to the Scarface gang Date Robbery Loot 2011 19 February Filling station in Wavre, Belgium small amount from the cash register 22 February Jeweller's shop in Lede, Belgium €0 28 February Post office in Walhain, Belgium €0 13 March Hotel in Machelen, Belgium small amount from the cash register 16 March Jeweler's shop in Wavre, Belgium several jewels 4 April Cash handling company SecurCash in Rotterdam, Netherlands several millions 12 April Cash handling company Loomis in Valence, France €2,000,000 29 June Cash handling company Brink's in Amsterdam, Netherlands €12,000,000 Overvallers Brink's Amsterdam maakten 12 miljoen buit op NU.nl. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
Fate of the gang In December 2011, it was reported that four members of the gang had been arrested. Two members fled to Morocco, and another disappeared without a trace. Beruchte 'Scarface'-bende onthoofd, Het Laatste Nieuws. December 9, 2011.
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