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Investigation Launched After 800 Barrels of Guinness Nicked in Daring Heist
Police say the missing barrels are worth about £115,000, and they are asking for witnesses after recovering the trailers.
- On Bank Holiday Monday, August 31, thieves stole two trailers containing approximately 800 barrels of Guinness from a Runcorn depot, resulting in a combined loss of roughly £205,000.
- Two separate lorries entered the Whitehouse Industrial Estate on Aston Lane hours apart to seize the GXO-branded trailers, with one driver described as a white man with a short beard and the other wearing a cap.
- Lancashire Police recovered the empty trailers in Lathom, near Skelmersdale, 30 miles from the depot, while the stolen Guinness valued at approximately £115,000 remains missing.
- Investigators are seeking a learner driver in a Renault Captur who encountered the second lorry; DS McClatchey said, "We will settle for nothing less than the full recovery of all the items stolen."
- Authorities request dashcam footage from motorists near the Mersey Gateway and industrial estate, asking anyone with information to contact Cheshire Police on 101, quoting incident reference number IML-2408641.
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