Authorities recover $1.3 million worth of data center supplies and equipment in a truck stop near Chicago. Equipment like this is a prime target for theft rings given its high value, but it's also likely difficult to sell given its specialized nature.
Stuff stolen in Alabama and Florida later found in Chicago… that’s organized crime, so seems probable they’d have the contacts needed to fence the goods internationally.
But they probably could sell RAM and SSDs at a discount on eBay right now.