A second man has been charged after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of unreleased limited edition Bluey coins from a warehouse in Sydney’s west.
A 47-year-old man was charged last month after allegedly nabbing $600,000 worth of unreleased Bluey coins while working at a warehouse in Western Sydney on June 23.
In an update on Tuesday, NSW Police said a second man, aged 44, had been charged over the theft.
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Strike Force Bandit detectives — with assistance from the Raptor Squad — arrested the 44-year-old at a home in Canley Heights, about 8.30am on Tuesday.
He was charged with three counts of aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence and is set to face Fairfield Local Court on Tuesday.
It’s alleged he worked alongside the 47-year-old to steal the coins.
While employed at a secure storage facility, police believe the 47-year-old man allegedly moved the coins into an unsecure location before two other men stole them.
A 500kg pallet containing 64,000 of the collector’s item $1 coins was taken.
The coins were being sold online for about $10 each, likely due to the popularity of the beloved blue heeler character.
The coins were not scheduled to be released until September, but police believe some are already doing the rounds.
“It is more than likely that these coins are in general circulation, and if you are one of those lucky people who have come across one of those coins now, we don’t ask that you surrender it at this point,” Detective Superintendent Joseph Doueihi said.
– With AAP