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Seattle police bust lucrative Lego trafficking scheme
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Police in Seattle went undercover to break open what they said was a trafficking ring involving the sale of expensive stolen goods: Lego, taken from an Amazon store.
Saying they had seized 171 sets, police released a picture showing the boxes stacked together.
The accused store owner denied knowingly selling stolen goods, protested against the picture and said he would fight the resultant charges.
According to one expert, Lego theft and trafficking has become a major concern.
RJ Coughlin, a director at Brickcon, a convention for adult Lego enthusiasts, told Fox 13 Seattle Lego theft was “very, very prominent here in the north-west”, in part because sets can fetch $800.
“You could go to Fred Meyer and Walmart in many parts of the city, in the
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