The California Highway Patrol recovered $300,000 worth of stolen LEGO merchandise on Tuesday, April 9.
Arrests were made in Los Angeles and Orange counties after officers were tipped off to a pair of “boosters” who would steal merchandise from retail stores and deliver them to “fences,” who purchase stolen goods and then sell them to the public, CHP investigators tell KABC-TV.
The operators of the fencing locations would then sell the stolen products for profit.
The suspects were booked on charges of organized retail theft, grand theft and conspiracy to commit a crime.