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Police are looking for a gang they believe stole £ 5 million of Apple products during a hijacking on the M1.
Officers said a truck was attacked on an access road in Northamptonshire. The driver and a security guard were tied up while the thieves drove their vehicle a short distance, before moving the merchandise to their own truck and abandoning the couple.
Northamptonshire police said they believe the gang moved the 48 pallets of Apple products to a third vehicle about 10 miles away, before dumping the truck and driving off.
They ask for witnesses to the incident, which took place between 7:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10.
“Officers would like to speak to anyone who has seen multiple vehicles on the access road at junction 18 between established times, which may have seemed out of place or may have images of this area,” the force said. on Tuesday.
“They would also like to speak to anyone who has been offered an Apple product for sale in unusual circumstances, or who knows of someone who is selling such items at discounted prices.”
The hijacking took place on the highway between Northampton and Rugby. The thieves drove the truck with the occupants tied up east to the town of Crick, about 800 meters away, police said. After that, they made the short journey north across the border to Leicestershire and dropped off the second vehicle in the town of Lutterworth.
A police spokesman said the stolen shipment included Apple watches, a variety of iPads and charging devices.
In June, the BBC reported that iPhones stolen during the looting in the US were tracked down, deactivated and local authorities notified.
The broadcaster reported that the devices displayed messages that read: “Please return to Apple Walnut Street. This device has been disabled and is being tracked. Local authorities will be alerted. ”The store was one of those that had been attacked by looters.
The firm has not responded to a request for comment and it is unclear whether or not the stolen devices are tracked in the UK, or whether any information has been provided to authorities.
After thieves attacked two Apple stores in Perth, Australia, last September, officials said the stolen phones had built-in security features that the manufacturer would enable, rendering the phones unusable.
