On December 18th, Canadian authorities arrested 3 men who are suspected to be involved in a massive maple syrup heist. Over 6 million pounds of syrup were stolen from a warehouse Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Canada. The warehouse belonged to the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, a keeper of one of the largest, global strategic maple syrup reserves. The theft was only recently discovered during a routine inventory check. Police suspect that the theft occurred somewhere between August 2011 and July 2012.
The total value of the syrup in the depot is estimated at around $30 million, but the Federation has not given exact figures on how much was stolen. Close to 300 people were interviewed by the police in search for the culprits, and the police are seeking 5 more suspects. So far, the police have only recovered 2/3 of the syrup stolen. As much as 80% of the world'syrup comes from Quebec.
http://www.siropderable.ca/home.aspx
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-02/the-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist
It is such a shame that so much maple syrup had to be stolen. The making is maple syrup is such a long hard yet peaceful and soothing procedure. It hurts me to think that this thief has degraded the holy making of syrup.
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