Crime & Safety

3 More Charged In $2.3M Perfume Heist In Edison

Five men have been arrested in connection to the multi-million dollar theft.

EDISON, NJ — Three more men have been arrested in connection to a $2.3 million perfume heist from an Edison warehouse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

Juan Crespo, 41, of Homestead, Florida, and Felix Castillo, 45, and Asnay Fernandez, 28, both of Hialeah, Florida, were all charged with conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce.

In Nov. 2017, the men allegedly broke into a perfume warehouse in Edison and drove away with at least one tractor trailer filled with perfume, Carpenito said. The value of the perfume is around $2.3 million.

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Yunior Estevez, 33, of Hollywood, Florida, and Carlos Duvergel, 53, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, were previously charged with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen property in connection to the theft, Carpenito said.


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