Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers, including many that haven’t hit the retail market yet,

Last year, stolen pairs of the then-unreleased Air Jordan 11 "Legend Blue" worth more than $200,000 were recovered after allegedly being stolen from a train in California. That headline is just the tip of the iceberg of a heist syndicate targeting Nike sneakers,

Train robbers have stolen over $2 million in rare sneakers over the past year. The most recent robbery saw thieves throwing boxes onto the side of the road to pick up later. Sneakers have become increasingly collectible,

Organized thieves target freight trains in western deserts, stealing millions in Nike sneakers with sophisticated heist operations.