Trials are under way for the 2012 attempt to steal $18m worth of Quebec’s sweetest export – a case that has succeeded in capturing Hollywood’s attentionIt was the perfect time to pull off what was nearly the perfect heist. Thieves had hoped to take advantage of warehouse move to steal $18m worth of maple syrup. But the plot came undone thanks to a single empty barrel and now 25 Quebec residents are facing jail.
The heist sounds like something out of a Hollywood film – and indeed it soon will be. Sony has bought the rights to the bizarre tale and Jason Segel is slated to star. But the case now heading through courts has also shone a bright light on the outlandish commerce of maple syrup.
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Source: theguardian.com