Overview
- Deputies in Mojave stopped two box trucks after a suspicious-vehicle call on Wednesday, April 8, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
- Searches of the trucks and nearby area turned up two freight trailers and a large cache of Lego products valued at about $1,000,000.
- Investigators determined the trailers were taken while en route from Fort Worth, Texas, to Moreno Valley, California.
- Three men from Southern California were arrested on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, cargo theft, and conspiracy: Jose Lopez, 37, of San Bernardino, Ruben Lopez Flores, 25, of Los Angeles, and Freddy Hernandez Polinar, 35, of Chino.
- Authorities recovered the merchandise and trailers in what officials describe as a case that highlights how goods face the greatest risk while moving between hubs.