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Now for something completely different: Thieves steal 2,000 cans of tuna
BBC News On-Line | 03.27.03 | staff writer

Posted on 03/28/2003 6:35:53 AM PST by yankeedame

Thursday, 27 March, 2003, 15:56 GMT

Thieves net haul of canned tuna

Police are still searching for 6,120 missing giant tins of tuna A massive haul of canned tuna has been netted by thieves who swindled a food supplier, according to police. Officers have recovered 1,632 of the outsize tins, but have yet to find a further 6,120, West Midlands Police said on Thursday.

The 1,880g tins of Meteor tuna were "fraudulently obtained" from a business in Dartford, Kent, on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.

"As a result of inquiries on Tuesday of this week, officers seized part of the consignment from a warehouse in Aldridge, Walsall, where the owner had bought it in good faith," he said.

Consumers in the West Midlands who have been offered a "fishy deal" on canned tuna are urged to contact police.

The tins are all marked with the serial number BCG2884.

The investigation is being led by officers working on Operation Coppergold, a crackdown on commercial vehicle crime and warehouse theft.


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To: Archangelsk
They stole it for the halibut.
(NEWS FLASH: Last night Mrs. Shark said: "Not today...I have a haddock.")
21 posted on 03/28/2003 7:00:36 AM PST by jraven
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To: ItsOurTimeNow
HA!
22 posted on 03/28/2003 7:19:17 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.)
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To: yankeedame
Police are still searching for 6,120 missing giant tins of tuna

Oddly enough, the thief seemed compelled to strike a pose for the security camera.

23 posted on 03/28/2003 7:21:20 AM PST by Cachelot (~ In waters near you ~)
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To: Jerry_M
Uh, hello... have you seen my tuna?


24 posted on 03/28/2003 7:22:39 AM PST by fivecatsandadog (fur, cryin' out loud...)
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To: yankeedame
Police are still searching for 6,120 missing giant tins of tuna.

I would recommend looking for dolphins carrying can openers.

25 posted on 03/28/2003 7:33:32 AM PST by scouse
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To: yankeedame
Hmmmmm. Somebody playing "Go Fish" in a serious way......
26 posted on 03/28/2003 7:37:43 AM PST by LaineyDee
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To: yankeedame
"Round up the usual suspects..."
27 posted on 03/28/2003 7:46:10 AM PST by Khurkris (Ranger On...low and slow...and keep yer damn head down.)
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To: yankeedame
Garfield the scoundrel is at work here.....
28 posted on 03/28/2003 7:52:12 AM PST by bert (Don't Panic !)
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To: jraven
They stole it for the halibut. (NEWS FLASH: Last night Mrs. Shark said: "Not today...I have a haddock.")

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Mr. Shark said, "I ain't worried. There's other fish in the sea."

Sniffed Mrs. Shark, "Sure, but honey, your bait ain't what it used to be."

29 posted on 03/28/2003 7:54:22 AM PST by yankeedame ("Oh, I can take it, but I'd much rather dish it out.")
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To: yankeedame
This didn't happen close to that Lesbian antiwar demonstration did it?
30 posted on 03/28/2003 7:56:42 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: yankeedame
Oh dear. I asked my kitty where all those cans of fish in the basement came from. He simply said "school connections" and kept on eating.

He also cautioned me to keep quiet or we'd get tuna'd in to the authorities.

31 posted on 03/28/2003 9:48:13 AM PST by FirstTomato ("In the end,We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends" M L King)
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