From the Times of London, via their special correspondent in Barcelona. Seems that record oil prices have brought out the worst in some Russian gangsters, who are raiding, robbing, and reaping profits of up to $25 a barrel!
…at least 300,000 litres of one of Spain’s most valuable products were stolen. In the latest, thieves used saws at the weekend to cut pipes and siphon off 100,000 litres into lorries at El Olivo plant in Vilches, near Jaén, Andalusia.
Similar raids have been carried out in Málaga and
Córdoba. Police believe that the oil is diluted, bottled and sold elsewhere in Spain or sent to Japan or Russia…
Julián Logroño, the president of the co-operative, said: “It is incredible. It had to be the work of a well-organised gang…”
The Russian mafia sure loves its olive oil, eh?
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