Two truck drivers stole 300 Apple iPhones worth $150,000 from
a Hong-Kong cargo which they were taking it to
They’ve put in the empty boxes paper so that the theft wouldn’t be noticeable.
The truck drivers, from Baldwin, L.I., with the help of another friend sold the phones, evaluated at $475 each, on the internet and got $80,000 for the stolen merchandise.
After that they went on a shopping spree, buying cars, jewelry,
cars and sneakers,
According to Nassau Police Detective Lt. John Azzata, their plan failed when Hong-Kong authorities saw that something was wrong with the packages where the 300 iPhones were supposed to be.
Azzata said: "The shrink-wrap did not look like it was properly secured. ... It looked tampered with."
The men, Emmanuel Etienne, 20, and Jarred Thomas, 22, were
transporting the cargo from a warehouse in
The two were arrested last Wednesday.
Their help, Duane Carlos, 20, was detained on Friday.
The three went at a stationery store after lifting the cargo and bought blank paper of $100 in order to fill the empty boxes.
Afterwards they’ve driven to Cathay Pacific Airlines which
delivered the empty phone boxes to
The two were tracked down because they were the last that handled the cargo and also were caught on the surveillance video on airport, New York Post said.
Azzata said that they’ve admitted for stealing the phones
and for putting paper back in the boxes. The two truck drivers were found with
$23,000 cash on them when they were arrested and planned to move to
They are charged with conspiracy and possession of stolen property.
Emil Shamailov, 21, of