A man will face court today over the alleged theft of Rapid Antigen Test kits in Sydney’s south.

42,000 RATs with a value of $500,000 were taken from a freight depot in Hale Street Botany on Tuesday afternoon.

Following inquiries, detectives arrested three men at a storage facility at Rosebery, with a number of items seized.

The men have since been released pending further inquiries.

A fourth man, aged 27, was charged with dishonestly obtaining property by deception.

He was refused bail and will appear in court today.