{"id":131931,"date":"2026-03-23T02:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/901184867"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:17:33","slug":"cargo-theft-ring-busted-with-7m-in-stolen-goods-from-disney-amazon-costco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/cargo-theft-ring-busted-with-7m-in-stolen-goods-from-disney-amazon-costco\/","title":{"rendered":"Cargo theft ring busted with $7M in stolen goods from Disney, Amazon, Costco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Nine suspects were arrested after authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern California<\/a> seized approximately $7 million in stolen cargo from various retailers, along with about $1 million in cash, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department said the suspects were taken into custody as detectives served 13 search warrants at locations between December and February in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.<\/p>\n<p>The warrants were served as part of an ongoing multi-agency investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/organized-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized crime<\/a> and cargo theft, the department said in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/organized-south-american-crime-group-burglarizes-over-60-high-end-houston-area-homes-targeting-designer-goods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ORGANIZED SOUTH AMERICAN CRIME GROUP BURGLARIZES OVER 60 HIGH-END HOUSTON-AREA HOMES TARGETING DESIGNER GOODS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct 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Maxx, Marshalls, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Costco, Wolff Shoes, Monster Energy and Disney.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects are facing charges including grand theft cargo, money laundering and receiving stolen property, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/crime-rings-hackers-join-forces-hijack-trucks-nationwide-fueling-major-holiday-shipping-security-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CRIME RINGS, HACKERS JOIN FORCES TO HIJACK TRUCKS NATIONWIDE, FUELING MAJOR HOLIDAY SHIPPING SECURITY FEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"> <img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The suspects are facing charges of grand theft cargo, money laundering and receiving stolen property.<\/span> <span>(Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anyone with additional information regarding cargo theft is urged to contact the Organized Retail Crimes Task Force, which was established by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheriff&#8217;s department&#8217;s<\/a> post did not identify the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--&gt; \n\n<p><strong><a 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