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- ↑ "'Scarface-bende achter overval'" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Overvallers Brink's Amsterdam maakten 12 miljoen buit op NU.nl. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Beruchte 'Scarface'-bende onthoofd, Het Laatste Nieuws. December 9, 2011.
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