An undercover operation in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, Dec. 17, led to the recovery of roughly $150,000 in stolen retail goods, including luxury perfumes and high-end hair dryers.
The bust came after an undercover officer responded to an ad on Offer Up and purchased stolen merchandise from a 35-year-old Costa Mesa man.
A bodycam photo shows the seller getting detained in a parking lot, where he was arrested by detectives. Detectives found counterfeit Apple headphones inside his vehicle and an estimated $54,000 in stolen goods from large retail stores, including Macy’s, Costa Mesa police said.
The suspect’s vehicle contained an estimated $54,000 worth of stolen goods from large retail stores, including Macy’s. (Courtesy of the Costa Mesa Police Department)A search warrant served at the suspect’s residence yielded more than $23,000 in cash and in excess of $100,000 in stolen high-end merchandise, from Dyson Airwraps to Chanel and Versace perfumes, authorities said. More stolen products were also recovered from a storage unit in Orange County, police said.
Details on how the suspect allgedly accrued a large inventory of stolen goods was not disclosed. He was booked on suspicion of intending to sell counterfeit goods and for receiving stolen property.
At this time, he is the only suspect connected to the case, Costa Mesa police spokesperson Roxi Fyad said.
Police credited a Macy’s manager for assisting with the investigation.
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