How Sega And Police Raids Interrupted A Video Game Preservation Auction
Kotaku | 01.03.2026 00:00
In 2025, London Police raided the home of Darius Khan. The junk dealer claims he was about to sell a set of SEGA dev kits, cartridges and prototypes to the Video Game Preservation Museum. After the items were confiscated and an eight hour interrogation, Khan says he was not formally charged but threatened with everything from theft to money laundering. When Gamers Nexus’ Steve Burke began to pick at the matter, a contractor hired to dispose of SEGA’s hardware mistakenly sent the wrong email, suggesting that it was corporate negligence, not criminal intent, that led to the misplaced bounty.
