Crime & Safety

$2.3M Of Perfume Stolen From Edison Warehouse: US Attorney

Two men have been charged in connection to the theft of a tractor trailer full of perfume.

EDISON, NJ — Two men have been charged after allegedly stealing a tractor trailer full of perfume worth $2.3 million from an Edison warehouse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.

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

In Nov. 2017, the two broke into a perfume warehouse in Edison and drove away with at least one tractor trailer filled with perfume, Carpenito said. They were allegedly caught on a toll plaza camera driving out of New Jersey and into Delaware.

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The two face up to 15 years in prison, and millions of dollars in fines if found guilty.


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