Six amazon security guards busted in massive theft
England Aug 28 2017 Cops swooped to arrest security guards at an Amazon warehouse after £250,000 of electronic gear was swiped.
Six men aged 29 to 57 were quizzed over items missing from the sprawling depot’s “high value” area.
The suspects, employed by a private security contractor, had been tasked with guarding goods including laptops and games consoles in Rugeley, Staffordshire.
A source said of gear vanishing: “It is feared to have been going on for about six months.”
Cars are understood to have been searched after Amazon alerted police.
ICTS Ltd, which employs the guards, said: “We are working with the authorities. It would be imprudent to comment at this time.”
Two of the men were held on suspicion of stealing and four over a suspected theft plot.
The depot has 1,000 workers, 4,500 more at Christmas, and runs sightseeing tours. Amazon would not comment.
The alleged thefts were carried out over months in a complex operation
