40,000 stolen coins based on animated kids' series "Bluey" recovered by police

Sydney, Australia — Australian constabulary said connected Wednesday they had recovered much than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based connected nan deed children's animated bid "Bluey."

The Bluey coins, pinch a look worth of 1 Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were recovered Tuesday day successful a self-storage business successful nan Sydney suburb of Wentworthville, a constabulary connection said.

Bluey is nan sanction of a bluish heeler puppy whose adventures pinch her cattle canine family surviving successful nan Australian metropolis of Brisbane, wherever nan bid is produced, person go celebrated among children astir nan globe.

The Bluey balloon floats successful nan Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade connected Nov. 23, 2023, successful New York.  Charles Sykes / Invision / AP

The bid premiered successful Australia successful 2018 and began streaming connected Disney+ successful 2020.

The 40,061 recovered coins were still successful nan Royal Australian Mint integrative bags that they were stolen successful 3 months earlier, constabulary said.

Police were notified connected July 12 that 63,000 of nan yet-to-be-released bid of coins produced by nan nationalist mint successful Canberra had been stolen from a storage successful nan Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park, not acold from wherever nan coins were recovered connected Tuesday.

Police formed Strike Force Bandit to investigate. Bandit is nan sanction of Bluey's dad.

Three group person been charged complete nan theft.

A 27-year-old female whom constabulary allege drove 2 accomplices to nan July burglary was arrested connected Tuesday hours earlier nan coins were recovered.

Two men had earlier been charged complete nan theft, and constabulary were a searching for a 4th suspect.

Police raided a Sydney spot connected July 31 and recovered 189 of nan coins. They discovered nan trader trading them was a morganatic coin collector who had innocently bought them for AU$1.50 (98 U.S. cents) each. He was paid nary compensation for nan seized coins.

A Royal Australian Mint spokesperson was not disposable for remark connected Wednesday.