MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Police in Miami Beach are investigating a nearly $2 million heist after two men were seen stealing designer handbags.
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Miami prosecutors say 45-year-old Eduardo Garcia and an accomplice broke into a high-end store at the Setai Hotel in March.
Inside, they stuffed 60 Hermes Birkin Bags into garbage bins.
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The two men then left in separate vehicles.
Police quickly tracked down Garcia by the license plate of his orange Hyundai.
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Detectives said Garcia confessed to the crime and is facing a first-degree grand theft charge.
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