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MGN MIAMI (AP) – An eight-month investigation into missing plastic crates from retail stores across Miami-Dade County has ended with the arrest of 20 people. Miami-Dade police spokesman Daniel Ferrin tells The Miami Herald that the theft ring managed to steal more than $1.5 million worth of plastic crates used to carry milk and bread to stores. Police say the crates were shredded and sold to recycling centers. WTVJ-TV (http://bit.ly/1qlnfpH ) reports that while conducting the arrests Thursday, investigators found 2,900 milk crates at one facility, in addition to bags filled with an estimated $30,000 worth of shredded plastic. The 20 suspects face charges of criminal racketeering and other civil violations. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle says the thefts led to the cost of a gallon of milk rising by about a nickel.