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British police on the hunt for 70,000 pints of stolen Guinness
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- British police are working to recover 70,000 pints of Guinness stolen from a depot near Liverpool, valued at £115,000 ($155,000).
- Two trailer trucks containing about 800 barrels of stout were taken from an industrial park in Runcorn by two drivers on Monday night.
- The trailers themselves are valued at £50,000 ($67,000), and authorities are committed to recovering the full stolen shipment.
- The theft follows a recent high-profile beer heist in Southern California involving 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon, valued at $70,000, with the brewer offering a $20,000 reward for information.
- Both incidents highlight the challenges breweries face with theft and the public attention such crimes can attract through social media.
