Rappers from all over the world are known to commit robberies.
Recently,
a few got arrested in Canada
after tryna hit a lick
where they stole over a mill in cash using trash bags.
Wait till you hear this one.
Yall not gon believe this story…
So on April 1st,
there was a robbery at a business
close to Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
The business was a company who refills ATM machines
so, they were known for storing and moving a lot of cash.
On the morning of the robbery,
two men rushed the business
and forced two employees to let them into the vault
where all the cash was stored.
Once they got up in the vault,
they stuffed over $1 million in cash into trash bags
and fled the scene.
Police later released surveillance footage to the public
where the video shows two men wearing grey hoodies,
face masks, and sunglasses.
They held a female employee at gunpoint
and forced her through the front door of the business.
Next
they entered an office,
where they see a male employee working on a computer.
Then
one of the men comes in the room pointing a gun at the male employee
then ends up taking him hostage.
Then One of the robbers chases the female employee into another room,
while the second robber follows after,
dragging dude from the office with him by the arm.
Next They go into the back room that has safes all over the floors and walls.
One of the robbers holds the man down on the floor
and the others starts stuffing cash into a trash bag,
all while the female employee is seen hiding in the corner.
The robber holding the man down pistol-whips him a few times in the head
as he tries to resist.
He then stops resisting
and just lays on his stomach while they empty the safe.
They end up getting as much cash as they could carry
then smashed off in a getaway car.
Surveillance footage from outside the business
shows one of the robbers struggling to drag the giant bag of cash to the car
and at one point
it looked like it was about to tear.
But They ended up getting into a car that came to pick them up,
which was closely tailed by another car.
There’s been some talk
that it could’ve been an inside job.
We never actually see the masked men approach the employee who let them in the door,
all we see is her being followed by them as they enter the building.
There’s times when she’s left alone
and doesn’t even try to run or call for help.
When they first go in the office,
she’s by herself in the doorway
while the other two men deal with the other employee.
She could have easily tried to get away
but nah,
instead, she waits for one of the dudes robbing the place to chase after her.
Then get this,
they leave her by herself again
when they’re in the bank vault as she just hides in the corner near the door,
while the robbers fill up the trash bag with cash
and have their backs to her.
Once Again,
she could have easily got away
but nah
she just sits there while they take the cash.
So
When you compare this to how they treated the male employee,
it’s clearly much different.
From the time they enter the business
to the time they leave;
one of the robbers maintains physical contact with the man
and keeps a gun pointed at him.
When they’re in the vault,
he pistol whips the male employee multiple times
and even forces him to lay on his stomach while the robbery is in motion.
But not once
do you see them touch the woman.
Now how does that look?
You tell me.
She was most likely scared and didn’t want to be hurt.
Maybe they threatened her
and told her they would kill dude if she didn’t obey their orders.
But these robbers do seem pretty calm for two dudes hitting a million dollar lick
and it also seems strange
that the female employee doesn’t fight back much.
Police later told the public
that they think the robbery was carefully planned
and it wasn’t just a quick lick.
They also said that during the robbery,
they dudes got away with over a million in cash.
So,
with all that stolen money now on the streets,
they had to crack down and open a heavy investigation.
They called the investigation
Project Heavy Bag
a reference to the fact that the robbers got away with the money in a large trash bag.
They investigated multiple leads
but couldn’t find anything at first.
But then a few weeks later,
an unrelated robbery
would lead them right to the dudes responsible.
On May 27th,
police got called up to a spot on Kipling and Steeles Avenue,
which is not far from where the million-dollar lick took place.
A group of armed men tried to break into someone’s crib
but they couldn’t get in and ended up leaving before the cops got there.
When the police got there,
they did a quick search of the place
and saw what the robbers were lookin for.
They found about $160k in straight cash inside the apartment.
They ran a search on the money
and found out the serial numbers matched some of the bills
that were stolen from the bank vault.
So,
one of the robbers probably started flexin about the robbery
and some other dudes thought they could hit a quick lick.
But Something scared them off,
and it was enough to lead police right to the stolen cash.
Because of this,
police were able to arrest four men involved in the robbery.
On September 9th,
police arrested 23-year-old Davante Virgo
and 22-year-old Courtni Martin.
During the arrest,
they also found a fully loaded 9 mm handgun
with an extendo and 22 bullets.
Virgo was the one who they thought was involved in the robbery
and Martin was just a girl he was with.
But they were both hit with gun charges.
On the same day,
police also arrested 22-year-old Andrew Parsons,
36-year-old Phillip Nkrumah,
26-year-old Gabrielle Belsito,
26-year-old Michelle Belsito,
and 37-year-old Stephanie Nkrumah.
They were also looking for one more suspect
named Emmanuel Rawson,
who they believed was armed and dangerous.
They were executing four separate search warrants for four people believed to be involved in the robbery.
They ended up arresting a few others
after finding drugs,
guns, and ammo
all while executing the warrants.
During the search
the police found not only a lot of the stolen cash,
but also came up on over 330 grams of cocaine,
eight handguns,
body armor,
and several more extendos.
Police believe that Virgo, Parsons, and Gabrielle Belsito
were the ones who committed the actual robbery,
along with Rawson, who is still on the run.
The others arrested
were also found to be in possession of illegal guns and drugs.
Davante Virgo and Emmanuel Rawson
were known around the city by their rap names, Lil Bucky
and Gucci Glo.
Lil Bucky is a rapper from the Mount Olive area
known for tracks like "Gutta Baby" and "Extra".
On top of the charges related to the robbery,
Bucky also got hit with a probation violation
since he’d already been caught with a gun before.
In August 2019,
police pulled over a vehicle for reckless driving.
When they started questioning the driver,
they say he slid a bag to the passenger, who happened to be Lil Bucky.
When the cops tried to look into the bag,
Bucky smashed off on foot running into the woods and dumped his burner nearby.
He was able to outrun the cops,
but they later found the gun he dumped and identified him as the passenger.
So,
Bucky got hit with a gun charge
and when he was arrested a second time for the robbery,
he was still on probation and obviously not allowed to be in possession of a gun.
Both Lil Bucky and Gucci Glow have collaborated together a lot
and are known to take shots at opps from enemy hoods
like South Jane and Jamestown.
So,
it seems like Mount Olive rappers don’t just rap for the clout,
they’re really out here living that life
pushing coke and hitting million-dollar licks.
But it seems like at some point they got sloppy
and never even got the chance to spend all the bread they stole.
If they were smart, kept their mouths closed
and tried cleaning and washing the money through crypto or other methods,
they could have gotten away with it.
But of course,
someone was in the streets talkin too much
and ended up getting everyone taken down.
Luckily no one was shot or killed in the robbery
so they aren't facing any murders or attempted murders.
But Lil Bucky was charged with conspiracy
to commit an indictable offense,
robbery while armed with a firearm, and several firearm-related offenses,
including three counts of failure to comply with probation.
Gucci Glo on the other hand,
did the race
still on the run and has yet to be charged.
The others taken down in this case
were hit with charges like possession with the purposes of trafficking cocaine
and possession of proceeds from a crime over $5,000.
So,
everyone involved is probably looking at doing some time
but more than likely they won’t be going away forever.
At least Lil Bucky will have some crazy bars for his next project,
because let’s be real,
not many rappers can say they hit a million dollar lick
and really stand behind it.