Over $200,000 Worth of Unreleased Air Jordan 11s Stolen from a Train Container

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One of the most anticipated sneaker drops of the holiday season has allegedly been the target of a brazen theft in a remote California desert town.

California Highway Patrol It was announced on Friday Seven people were arrested in Anaheim, California, after police found more than $200,000 worth of stolen Nike shoes in a U-Haul truck. According to reports, the shoes were stolen from a train container stopped near the Mojave Desert on Thursday and then transported to Anaheim, about 200 miles south. However, the CHP Border Branch’s Cargo Theft Prevention Program tracked the truck’s route and pulled it over Friday morning.

Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Legendary Blue' sneakers and tools were allegedly used to steal the shoes from a train container. Credit: @CHP_Border — Air Jordan 11 Retro ‘Legendary Blue’ sneakers and tools were allegedly used to steal the shoes from a train container. Credit: @CHP_Border

Inside, the highway patrol found more than $200,000 worth of stolen Nike Jordan sneakers; It is believed that these are all products of this holiday. “Legendary Blue” (aka “Columbia”) Air Jordan 11 Retro. Images shared by CHP show a U-Haul filled with shipping boxes and their contents, as well as tools that police say were used to break into the train container.

All seven suspects, whose identities have not been released, have been charged with grand theft of cargo and are being held in the Orange County Jail awaiting trial.

“The swift actions of our CTIP unit and patrol officers demonstrate CHP’s commitment to combating organized cargo theft and ensuring the recovery of stolen property,” said CHP Border Division Chief Tommie Cocroft.

This isn’t the first time the Air Jordan 11 Retro has been the target of a large-scale holiday theft ahead of its release. Inside December 2017A pair of men walked into a Nike store in Manhattan and left with 30 pairs of Air Jordan 11 Retro “Win Like ’96” sneakers.

The Air Jordan 11 Retro “Legend Blue” will release on December 14th for a retail price of $230. Assuming that each stolen shoe was actually a “Legendary Blue” Jordan 11, the total number of pairs of shoes recovered would reach 900.

Boxes of Air Jordan 11 Retro 'Legend Blue' sneakers stolen following the California Highway Patrol's sneaker raid. Credit: @CHP_Border — Boxes of Air Jordan 11 Retro ‘Legend Blue’ sneakers stolen following the California Highway Patrol’s sneaker raid. Credit: @CHP_Border

The suspects were arrested after the California Highway Patrol sneaker raid. Credit: @CHP_Border

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