Warehouse workers stole graphics cards worth over $35,000
After attempting to sell the RTX 3070s to nearby pawn shops, the three were reportedly apprehended by authorities.
Three men were arrested in Russia after allegedly stealing 20 Nvidia RTX 3070 TIs from a suburban warehouse. , despite making off with a haul worth approximately $38,000 USD.
The three suspects were presumably employees at the Wildberries warehouse in Podolsk, Russia, according to and Mash. Pretending to be collecting an internet order, they allegedly broke into the warehouse's storage section. The men eventually came to a stop outside a warehouse window, where they opened it and tossed the video cards to another member of the group.
The entire operation, which went down without a hitch in the grand scheme of things, was filmed on various surveillance cameras across the building. , where it has had over 1 million views as of March 19.
After taking the video cards out of the facility, things are said to have gone downhill for the robbers. The trio attempted to pawn the highly sought-after video cards at local pawn shops. However, they only demanded half of what the video cards were worth, which made one store owner suspicious. He apparently contacted the cops because he suspected the commodities were hot, and the trio was apprehended and arrested shortly after.