What do you get for the thief that has everything? Why, 3 goddamn tonnes of Nutella of course.
Following an extensive wiretapping operation, police from York in Canada busted a man they’ve dubbed ‘The King of Thieves’. Garage owner Bill Dhaliwal was arrested with 22 other people near Toronto. Officers say the operation held about $5 million CAD of allegedly stolen goods, with $1.4 million in vehicles, alcohol, e-cigs and car parts found in one warehouse alone. Nothing out of the ordinary there – all goods that would be relatively easy to resell, theoretically.
What police didn’t expect was the far sweeter part of the operation – a trailer-load of everyone’s favourite brown goodness. $30,000 of allegedly stolen Nutella was uncovered, or about 3000 large jars of the stuff. That’s 65 million kilojoules of Low GI, hazelut flavoured sugar – enough to give your average 20 year old their energy intake for about 15 years.
Jeez, this street Nutella is strong.
Sometimes you go to police HQ to get details on the bust of a multi-million $$ auto-theft ring and Nutella makes its way into the plot. @YRP pic.twitter.com/70Pg5mAiml
— Hayley Cooper (@HayleyBCooper) November 25, 2016
Mate, it’s pronounced NUT-ella.
But despite their quality taste in breakfast spreads, police say the alleged crims were pretty sour: with apparent plans to kidnap and ransom a wealthy property developer. One officer said the criminal enterprise was the “widest” they’d ever seen.
With Operation Cyclone now concluded, the matter is up to the courts.
Source: York Region
Image: Nutella
