Police recover trailers after $155K Guinness heist, but 880 barrels remain missing
Police located the first trailer hours after the theft. Another truck pulled before a student driver while abandoning the second. The post Police recover trailers after $155K Guinness heist, but 880 barrels remain missing appeared first on FreightWaves .
Police have recovered two trailers after a $155,000 heist of Guinness beer in England, but the remaining 880 barrels remain missing. The stolen trailers were found near Lathom in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. The investigation determined that one trailer was left near Hall Lane around 3:05 a.m. on August 31, while the second was discovered near Gillibrands Road at approximately 12:07 p.m. on September 1.
The truck transporting the beer reportedly hit a Renault Captur in front of it. The student driver of the vehicle was accompanied by a driving instructor. Lancashire Constabulary has urged anyone with information to come forward, particularly businesses that received unsolicited bulk Guinness purchases. Detective Sergeant McClatchey noted that the recovered trailers contain stolen goods being sold in the black market.
Authorities are seeking the student driver and possible buyers, as well as residents who witnessed suspicious activity around the trailer locations.
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