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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Bitcoin-mining computers, tequila and body wash among loot stolen by South American theft crew
Nearly $4 million in stolen cargo was recovered by police in a case involving a South American crime ring that looted coffee, tequila, shoes, body wash, pet food and bitcoin-mining computers. Police arrested Oscar David Borrero-Manchola, 41, and Yonaiker Rafael Martinez-Ramos, 26, in the theft, sale and movement of stolen cargo, the Los Angeles Police Department announced in a news release. Roughly $1.2 million worth of stolen goods was found in storage unit facilities in the San Fernando Valley, where police found speakers, clothing and other items. Detectives were also able to intercept a shipment of stolen bitcoin-mining computers that was set to be loaded onto a plane bound for Hong Kong. The stolen computers were valued at $2.7 million, police said. The investigation included various search warrants and other detective work from the Los Angeles Police Department's cargo theft unit, which worked with the Los Angeles Port Police, Union Pacific Police Department and Los Angeles World Airport Police. Read more: Sophisticated 'burglary tourists' fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says Borrero-Manchola was arrested April 15 and booked into a Van Nuys jail on suspicion of receiving stolen property. He was released on his own recognizance the following day, according to jail records. He's due to appear in court May 7. Martinez-Ramos was arrested Sunday on a no-bail warrant by Glendale police. He's in custody at Men's Central Jail and due to appear in court Thursday. The investigation remains active and more arrests could be announced, police said. South American theft groups, also called burglary tourists, have arrived in the country on tourist visas and then targeted wealthy enclaves across California in recent years, according to law enforcement. Four Colombian men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary in May 2024 after a high-speed pursuit. One of the suspects allegedly threw out a Wi-Fi jammer during the pursuit, an electronic device used to disrupt home security cameras. In February, seven Chileans were charged with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property after they allegedly broke in and stole valuables worth more than $2 million from the homes of professional athletes. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
23-04-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Bitcoin-mining computers, tequila and body wash among loot stolen by South American theft crew
Nearly $4 million in stolen cargo was recovered by police in a case involving a South American crime ring that looted coffee, tequila, shoes, body wash, pet food and bitcoin-mining computers. Police arrested Oscar David Borrero-Manchola, 41, and Yonaiker Rafael Martinez-Ramos, 26, in the theft, sale and movement of stolen cargo, the Los Angeles Police Department announced in a news release. Roughly $1.2 million worth of stolen goods was found in storage unit facilities in the San Fernando Valley, where police found speakers, clothing and other items. Detectives were also able to intercept a shipment of stolen bitcoin-mining computers that was set to be loaded onto a plane bound for Hong Kong. The stolen computers were valued at $2.7 million, police said. The investigation included various search warrants and other detective work from the Los Angeles Police Department's cargo theft unit, which worked with the Los Angeles Port Police, Union Pacific Police Department and Los Angeles World Airport Police. Borrero-Manchola was arrested April 15 and booked into a Van Nuys jail on suspicion of receiving stolen property. He was released on his own recognizance the following day, according to jail records. He's due to appear in court May 7. Martinez-Ramos was arrested Sunday on a no-bail warrant by Glendale police. He's in custody at Men's Central Jail and due to appear in court Thursday. The investigation remains active and more arrests could be announced, police said. South American theft groups, also called burglary tourists, have arrived in the country on tourist visas and then targeted wealthy enclaves across California in recent years, according to law enforcement. Four Colombian men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary in May 2024 after a high-speed pursuit. One of the suspects allegedly threw out a Wi-Fi jammer during the pursuit, an electronic device used to disrupt home security cameras. In February, seven Chileans were charged with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property after they allegedly broke in and stole valuables worth more than $2 million from the homes of professional athletes.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
$4M in stolen cargo recovered from South American theft crew in L.A.
Two prominent members of a South American theft crew were taken into and nearly $4 million worth of stolen cargo, including tequila and bitcoin mining computers, were recovered, law enforcement officials announced. It's unclear exactly when Oscar David Borrero-Manchola, 41, and Yonaiker Rafael Martinez-Ramos, 25, were taken into custody, but in a Los Angeles Police Department news release, officials said the arrests came after 'extensive investigation' into the two prominent members of the organized theft crew. During the investigation, detectives served search warrants at various storage unit facilities in the San Fernando Valley. Investigators recovered more than $1.2 million worth of stolen tequila, speakers, shoes, coffee, clothing, body wash and pet food. Another $2.7 million in bitcoin mining computers, stolen from LAX as the shipment was about to be loaded onto a plane bound for Hong Kong, were also discovered. L.A. police warn of jewelry thieves targeting elderly victims Martinez-Ramos was arrested on a no-bail warrant and remains in custody. Borrero-Manchola was cited for receiving stolen property and later released, police said. LAPD's Commercial Crimes Division, Cargo Theft Unit, ran the operation with support from L.A. Port Police, Union Pacific Police Department and the L.A. World Airport Police. 'This case highlights the ongoing collaborative efforts among law enforcement agencies to combat cargo theft and protect the integrity of commercial transport operations,' the release noted. 'The investigation remains ongoing, and additional arrests may follow.' Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact LAPD's Commercial Crimes Division at 213-486-5920. Those wishing to remain anonymous call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
