Chinese Nationals Suspected in Sophisticated Gift Card Theft Ring in Southern California

Detectives allege the two men had about 800 stolen gift cards with them when they were detained.
Chinese Nationals Suspected in Sophisticated Gift Card Theft Ring in Southern California
Gift cards are displayed at a Target store in New York on Dec. 21, 2023. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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Two Chinese nationals were arrested during a retail theft sting operation and accused of stealing gift cards in Ventura County May 10, according to the county sheriff’s office.

Detectives with the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force arrested Tingxiang Yang, 39, and Lingyu Chen, 35, at a Target store on the 800 block of New Los Angeles Avenue in Moorpark, located about 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

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