Two brothers admit to stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG cards after failing to escape the police and hide the loot

Moment Birmingham brothers steal £62k worth of Pokémon cards from gaming shop

Shane Johnson, 37, and his younger brother Keith Johnson, 33, used a crowbar to break into Celestial Collectables, in Warrington, Cheshire, on April 8 — with CCTV footage capturing the brazen raid

Thugs use crowbar to smash into gaming shop and steal £60k of Pokémon cards

The brothers smashed display cabinets and stole high-value cards for their 'criminal enterprise'

Two brothers admit to stealing more than £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG cards after failing to escape the police and hide the loot

Many of us are excited for Pokémon TCG's latest sets - including the massive 30th anniversary one - but a pair of brothers in Warrington, Cheshire, England took things too far when they stole over £71,000 worth of loot across several collectibles stores.

Two Brothers Plead Guilty After Stealing Over £71,000 Worth of Rare Pokémon TCG Cards From Multiple Small UK Stores

Two brothers have admitted their involvement in a series of burglaries targeting specialist Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) stores, with more than £71,000 worth

Two men plead guilty to stealing over £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG in a string of burglaries targeting small card stores

Two brothers have been caught trying to steal £62,000 worth of Pokémon TCG by Cheshire police who aptly commented: "gotta catch 'em all!"—true, but I'm not sure Ash Ketchum envisioned it quite like this. Keith Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary with intent to steal at a hearing which took place earlier this month and has since been sentenced to 29 months in prison (via IGN). While his accomplice and brother Shane Johnson, 37, …