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Burglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping 'Faja' Undergarments

In 2018, burglars looted 34,000 pairs of fajas from a Miami undergarment seller. The criminals cut a hole through the roof and disabled the alarms in a movie-style heist.
Shapewear undergarments hang on display at Walgreens. Fajas are similar products with Spanx-like features that constrict and body-shape.

These burglars came prepared. They cut a hole through the concrete roof and shimmied down into the warehouse. They disabled the alarms. They escaped with $2 million worth of goods.

The stolen booty: 34,000 pairs of high-end

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