New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- In a massive Labubu heist, thieves stole Rs.26.23 lakh worth of viral toys from a store in California, Los Angeles. These toothy, fluffy, mischievous monster dolls and all their viral spinoffs are escalating into a potential crime wave.

According to The Guardian, the theft was "pre-planned" and was carried out by a group of burglars. The store had just announced a restock in Labubus.

Joanna Avendano, co-owner of One Stop Sales, told local news that a lot of Labubu dolls were taken, estimating his loss at "maybe like around $30,000 or more of inventory".

"We worked so hard to get to this point, and for them to just come in and, like nothing, take it all away, it's really bad," she said.

According to the store's co-...