AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department has recovered a large number of phones stolen from people who attended week one of the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival.
- Phones found in Florida
- Three people arrested
- Phones ready to be picked up
The dates for the event were October 4 – 6 2018.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Department in Kissimmee, Florida intercepted a package containing several cell phones that had been shipped there from Austin. After an investigation, three Colombian nationals were arrested.
34-year-old Edward Javier Garcia-Castano, 34-year-old Estivenson Blanco-Rubiano, and 25-year-old Wilmer Arias-Arias are charged with trafficking stolen property across state lines.
APD says no local charges will be filed.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported the suspects back to Colombia for immigration offenses.
This is APD’s largest item reunification effort. Anyone who lost a phone during the first week of the 2018 ACL Music Festival can check crowdfind.com/APDPhones to see if their phone was found.