The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department recovered more than 200 bottles of stolen wine and liquor as part of a retail theft and fencing operation in Santa Clara County.
Last October, the Sheriff’s Retail Theft Task Force busted a “booze booster” during a blitz operation — which led deputies straight to the fence.
>Turns out, the key suspect was buying stolen wine daily from a group of boosters and selling it out of the trunk of his car.
Last Tuesday, search warrants were served at two homes:<
At a San Jose apartment and inside vehicles, investigators found 150+ bottles of stolen wine and alcohol, along with:
- – Suspected stolen seafood
- – Security sensors
- – $67,000 in cash
In Morgan Hill, another 70+ bottles were recovered from a home.
In total, nearly $50,000 in suspected stolen property were recovered.
The fence, three boosters, and one stolen wine buyer were arrested by sheriff’s deputies.
