Robbers steal $5M in cash in "Goodfellas" style airport robbery
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A group of thieves stole $5 million in cash from a Lufthansa cargo plane at a Brazilian airport.
The criminals stormed onto the apron of the international airport of Viracopos in Campinas Sunday evening after the aircraft landed.
The robbers used a pickup truck with stickers of the airport security firm to avoid alerting authorities.
At least five men disarmed security guards and locked them up in their vehicles before making a quick getaway.
The brazen heist is reminiscent of the $5 million Lufthansa robbery at JFK airport in 1978, which is portrayed in the movie "Goodfellas."
