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A cargo train robbery in Arizona has turned into a federal case involving eight arrests, 1,800 pairs of stolen Nikes, and a sneaker release that was not even supposed to hit the public until May.

According to federal authorities, the men were arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection air crews spotted six people unloading 23 crates from a BNSF Railway boxcar that had stopped along the tracks about 24 miles east of Winslow, Arizona, on Monday. A dark-colored van and a commercial box truck then pulled up, and the crew recorded two more individuals, believed to be the drivers, helping load the crates into the vehicles.

Investigators say the stolen shipment was worth around $300,000 and included Air Jordan “Son of Mars Low” shoes that were scheduled for public release on May 1. After tracking the van and the box truck, agents coordinated with Homeland Security Investigations and local law enforcement. The suspects eventually stopped along Interstate 40 and ran into the desert on foot, but authorities say they were quickly found and taken into custody.

When investigators searched the vehicles and the surrounding area, they recovered cases containing the 1,800 pairs of Nikes, along with additional crates hidden inside a drainage pipe near the tracks, apparently stashed there for pickup later.

The case is also tied to a much bigger pattern authorities say has been building for years. According to Homeland Security Investigations, the rail corridor between Needles, California, and communities north of Phoenix has become a regular target for a transnational criminal organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. In court filings, agents said the group either sends associates north or works with contractors on the U.S. side once it identifies a train carrying merchandise it wants.

From there, investigators say the method is pretty direct. Burglars get onto the train, open container doors, and target high-value goods like electronics, tools, clothing, and shoes. Authorities say they use metal saws and bolt cutters to break into the containers, then move the products to vehicles driving alongside the tracks. In some cases, according to court testimony, thieves have even activated emergency brakes on trains moving as fast as 70 miles per hour.

Records show the railcar involved in Monday’s theft had arrived at the Port of Los Angeles from Vung Tau, Vietnam, on February 21. After the suspects were caught, some of them told investigators they had been recruited for the job by people they identified as “Suegro” and “Angel.” One man said he was approached at a Circle K in Flagstaff and offered $200 for the work. Another said he was paid $350 just to drive the van.

Others, including Angel Rodriguez Hurtado, also known as “Angel,” refused to answer investigators’ questions, according to court records.

The men charged in the case are Rodriguez, Javier Eduardo Valdez Fierro, Alberto Jordan Atienzo Otero, Christian Andres Castro Torres, Pedro Elieser Soltero Veliz, Yamir Eduardo Hernandez Luzanilla, Leobardo Martinez Vasquez, and Jordy Manuel Verdugo Gutierrez. They are facing charges of possession or receipt of goods stolen from interstate shipment, a federal offense that carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Detention hearings were scheduled for March 10 in federal court in Phoenix.