Truck Hijacking in Sweden Leads to Lego Theft Worth 250,000 Kronor

[SpacePolice89]

Has this happened before or has Lego theft reached new levels? At least they were caught which is a good thing.

https://swedenherald.com/article/truck-hijacking-in-sweden-leads-to-lego-theft-worth-250000-kronor

[Artanis I]

25 death stars?

[Mylenium]

That's not even 20000 Euro, so likely it was mostly standard retail sets like City, Creator 3in1 and so on stacked on palettes. Thieves always look for bulk and stuff that doesn't cause any suspicion when being sold. A bunch of regular sets sold through multiple eBay accounts is easier to do than selling of UCS level models. ;-)

Mylenium

[Peppermint_M]

Hah, reminds we of a few years ago when a curtain sided lorry trailer was cut open and a large amount of LEGO was taken. I think the group involved was caught due to eBay listings of a lot of sets all at once.

[SpacePolice89]

13 hours ago, Peppermint_M said:

Hah, reminds we of a few years ago when a curtain sided lorry trailer was cut open and a large amount of LEGO was taken. I think the group involved was caught due to eBay listings of a lot of sets all at once.

Where did that happen?

[Peppermint_M]

I think it was near Manchester? The lorry was either in a truck stop or a rest area off a motorway. 

I can't recall if it was pre or post 2020...

[MAB]

Those that used to use the brickset forum may remember the theft from Fairy Bricks. They had £400000 worth of LEGO stolen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-53408525

[SpacePolice89]

2 hours ago, MAB said:

Those that used to use the brickset forum may remember the theft from Fairy Bricks. They had £400000 worth of LEGO stolen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-53408525

That one was extra cruel because they stole Lego meant for kids in hospital.