Police received reports on July 12 that a large amount of the coins had been stolen from a warehouse in Weatherill Park in Sydney’s west.
NSW police established Strike Force Bandit to investigate the alleged theft of the coins.Police charge man over alleged theft of Bluey coins
Police charge man over alleged theft of Bluey coins
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A man has been charged after allegedly stealing and selling $600,000 worth of unreleased limited edition coins inspired by the popular children’s show Bluey.
Police received reports on July 12 that a large amount of the coins had been stolen from a warehouse in Weatherill Park in Sydney’s west.
NSW police established Strike Force Bandit to investigate the alleged theft of the coins.
Today police raided a home in Westmead, arresting a 47-year-old man at about 7am today. (Nine)Police believe that 63,000 of the coins, which are produced by the Australian Mint and stamped with images of the shows’ characters, were stolen from the warehouse. (Nine)Police believe that 64,000 of the coins, which are produced by the Australian Mint and stamped with images of the shows’ characters, were stolen from the warehouse.
The coins were bound for a depot in Brisbane, but a pallet of them were missing on arrival, the Australian Federal Police tipped off NSW Police.
After extensive investigations, Strike Force Bandit executed a search warrant at a property in Sefton on Wednesday, July 31.
During the search, police found 189 of the unreleased coins at the home of a legitimate coin collector.
Police believe the coin collector had innocently bought the allegedly stolen coins through an online transaction.
Today police raided a home in Westmead, arresting a 47-year-old man at about 7am.
He was taken to Granville Police Station and charged with three counts of breaking and entering and committing serious indictable offences.
