According to the British "Guardian", American gangsters and smugglers are smuggling Lego toys.
This summer, Amazon's Amazon 4 star store, which operates in downtown Seattle, said it had been targeted multiple times by thieves who stole more than $10,000 worth of electronics and Lego toys. So the local police sent undercover agents to lurk at Pike Place Market to secretly investigate suspicious sellers, and eventually they set their sights on mark Brady, a 67-year-old store owner. After the operation, the police seized 171 sets of LEGO bricks worth thousands of dollars each, and photographed boxes loaded with LEGO toys stacked several meters high as evidence, and then accused Brady of smuggling and selling stolen goods.
According to the police, Brady instructed a gang of thieves of a certain size to steal from retail stores, and then recycle the stolen goods at a low price and sell them at a high price to make huge profits, which will make Brady bear the charge of selling stolen goods. In the face of the allegations, Brady denied knowingly selling stolen goods and protested against the photos, saying he would defend against a series of allegations arising therefrom.
RJ Coughlin, director of Brickcon, an adult LEGO enthusiasts' convention, said lego theft and smuggling had become a major problem. Lego theft is prominent in the Northwest, in part because a set of Lego toys can sell for $800. "You go to some of the big supermarkets in the city, even in remote areas like Fred Meyer and Walmart, and you see Lego being locked up," he said. ”
Coincidentally, during the COVID-19 epidemic, some gangster organizations have changed careers, such as smuggling fried chicken and Fries. New Zealand police cracked two special smuggling cases in September, according to new Zealand police, two New Zealand men who behaved abnormally while driving a car to try to cross the Auckland border, they saw the police turn the car around and accelerate to escape, trying to dodge, the police on duty quickly drove to catch up. After the two men were arrested, they found that the car contained KFC fried chicken, French fries, 10 barrels of cold cabbage and more than 100,000 New Zealand dollars (about 460,000 yuan) in cash. After police investigation, it was found that the two men were gang members, and smuggling fried chicken and fries was due to the epidemic prevention and control in New Zealand that restricted the business of most restaurants.
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