Los Angeles residents can rest easy knowing that criminal theft gangs are not stalking the city's retail stores to feed the Lego black market.It is the California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced this week that it happened 4 people arrested Police have accused him of stealing Lego sets worth an estimated „approximately $300,000.“
The four robbed the Lego inventory at stores like Target, Home Depot, and Lowe's, sold it to black market dealers, and sold the stolen bricks at „seemingly legitimate businesses, swap meets, or online.“ It is said that Police said they were charged with „charges related to organized retail theft, grand theft, and criminal conspiracy.“
Like other collectibles, Lego sets are also a prime target. In 2021, the French police announced: Investigating an international Lego crime syndicate. That same year, Seattle authorities arrested a store owner on suspicion of selling stolen Lego sets in an investigation clumsily named „Operation: Retail Theft by the Mandal Organization.“ NBC News report.