Duct tape, water bottles, fishing line and wire hangers may sound like the stuff for a child’s craft project.

But law enforcement officials say these simple household items are being used to steal mail — and people’s money.

“It is literally like fishing,” said Antonio Gomez, the Inspector in Charge at the United States Postal Inspection Service, at a press conference Thursday announcing the arrests of nine people in Operation Hook, Line and Sinker. “They are taking these devices, placing them in collection boxes and literally fishing the outbound mail from collection boxes.” Read more