SYDNEY — Australian police said on Wednesday they had seized more than 40,000 stolen limited edition coins based on the popular children’s animated series. “Blue.”

The Bluey coins, each with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 US cents), were found in a warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville on Tuesday afternoon, a police statement said.

Bluey is the name of the blue heeler puppy whose adventures with the cattle family living in Brisbane, Australia, where the series is shot, have become popular with children around the world.

The series premiered in Australia in 2018 and began streaming on Disney+ in 2020.

The 40,061 recovered coins were still in storage. Royal Australian Mint Police said the plastic bags were stolen three months ago.

On July 12, police were notified that 63,000 unreleased coins produced by the national mint in Canberra had been stolen from a warehouse in the Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park. Tuesday.

Police set up Strike Force Bandit to investigate. Bandit is Bluey’s father’s name.

A lawsuit was filed against 3 people regarding the theft incident.

The 27-year-old woman, who police allege led two accomplices into the July burglary, was arrested on Tuesday before the coins were recovered.

Two people had previously been charged in connection with the theft and police were looking for a fourth suspect.

Police raided a property in Sydney on July 31 and seized 189 of the coins. They discovered that the dealer selling them was a legitimate coin collector who innocently purchased them for AU$1.50 (98 US cents). He was not paid any compensation for the seized money.

A spokesman for the Royal Australian Mint was unavailable for comment on Wednesday.