When police searched a home in Upland as part of a recent burglary investigation, they weren’t looking for piles of cash or bags full of jewelry, but boxes of what has become the must-have item of the year.

Within each of the 14 boxes taken from the home, Chino police said, were those little customizable monsters that are taking over America — Labubu.

According to a social media post on Monday, Chino police recovered $30,000 worth of the furry figurines, which usually retail for about $30, from a home as part of an investigation into a series of thefts from a local warehouse.

The figurines are usually sold at Pop Mart stores and create a fervor whenever new supplies are released . A child-sized Labubu sold at auction for $150,000, according to media reports, and limited edition monste

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