Police arrest six security guards at Amazon warehouse after £250,000 worth of ‘high value’ electronic gear was swiped
Expensive electronics including computers, laptops and consoles were all reported missing from the Amazon warehouse
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.
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