One man was arrested and nearly $4 million in stolen goods – including TVs, shoes, printers and nicotine pouches sold by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson – were recovered by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Search warrant issued in Vernon.
Carlson had boxes worth millions of dollars filled with ALP Drifter nicotine pouches stolen in transit in March. Authorities did not say whether the merchandise recovered was from that stolen shipment.
The stolen goods were recovered by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the suspect was arrested and booked on charges of receiving stolen property.
in March, ALP Supply Company confirmed More than 378,000 tins of its nicotine pouches were stolen after they were taken from a Southern California facility. According to officials, the carrier carrying the cargo presented valid proof and the truck appeared to be headed toward Kentucky before the company lost contact with the truck.
The company announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the shipment, or the conviction of those responsible.
Authorities did not immediately reveal the exact location where the warrant was served or where the items were located, but released several photos of boxes atop wooden planks inside and outside what appeared to be a warehouse.
According to a statement released by the Sheriff’s Department, items recovered included nicotine pouches, TVs, shoes, printers, data center cooling equipment, speakers and skin care cosmetics.
Based on the photos, the items appear to be from companies such as ALP Drifter Nicotine, Footlocker, Epson, Deepcool AI, Renkus-Heinz, and Medicube.
