Man charged with stealing over $600k worth of Bluey 'dollarbucks' under Strike Force Bandit

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-07/nsw-sydney-australian-mint-bluey-coins-stolen/104195362

  • In short: A 47-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing over $600,000 worth of limited edition Bluey coins.
  • Police allege the man was an employee at a warehouse where the Australian Mint packages were being held before their release.
  • Police says only 1,000 of the coins have been accounted for a most will now be in circulation.
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Narc082@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y

That task force codename though.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I had to recheck what month it was when i saw this headline. This sounded like it had April fools written all over it.

Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP64R1KRTLg

The news video is worth watching!

itsathursday@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Streuth! What a cunt! This kids would have had the shits and been pissed without their dollarydoos

FireWire400@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I even saw someone already selling these coins on eBay in Germany... Too bad eBay doesn't give a shit I guess