Man bailed over theft of rapid antigen tests worth $500,000 from a depot in NSW 

Man bailed over theft of rapid antigen tests worth $500,000 from a depot in NSW 
Man bailed over theft of rapid antigen tests worth $500,000 from a depot in NSW 

A man accused of stealing 42,000 rapid antigen tests and boxes of face masks has received bail in Sydney after turning himself in following a police raid on storage units in the city's south.

The supplies, worth at least $500,000, were uncovered in two Rosebery storage units on Wednesday afternoon about 24 hours after going missing from a Botany freight depot.

Images released by police on Thursday show dozens of boxes of the Chinese-made tests and KN95 face masks inside one of the units, however police were not able to say whether all 42,000 of the tests have been recovered.

Pictured: A man accused of stealing 42,000 rapid antigen tests and boxes of face masks has received bail in Sydney after turning himself in following a police raid on storage units in Rosebery, NSW

Zeshi Wu, 28, attended Mascot police station on Wednesday night and was charged with dishonestly obtaining property by deception.

He appeared in Central Local Court on Thursday where he received bail.

Police allege he played a part in organising the theft.

Pictured: Chinese-made tests and KN95 face masks inside one of the units, however police were not able to say whether all 42,000 of the tests have been recovered

Pictured: Chinese-made tests and KN95 face masks inside one of the units, however police were not able to say whether all 42,000 of the tests have been recovered

Pictured: K95 masks where uncovered by police during a storage unit raid in Rosebery on Wednesday

Pictured: K95 masks where uncovered by police during a storage unit raid in Rosebery on Wednesday

It's understood depot workers may have been tricked into allowing the tests to leave the facility with false documentation provided by someone impersonating a courier

It's understood depot workers may have been tricked into allowing the tests to leave the facility with false documentation provided by someone impersonating a courier

NSW Police acting Superintendent Brendan Gorman said a 'first-rate' investigation resulted in 'a very swift resolution of this matter', although police inquiries are ongoing.

It's understood depot workers may have been tricked into allowing the tests to leave the facility with false documentation provided by someone impersonating a courier.

'There's obviously some documentation (that) has had to be provided at that import facility, that documentation that has been provided is part of the investigation and will be before the court.'

The tests were privately imported, rather than the state-purchased tests

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