Police officers in England are appealing for witnesses after two HGV trailers containing over 800 barrels of Guinness were stolen from a depot in Runcorn, near Cheshire.
The incident occurred on Monday 31 August at around 7.45pm.
It is understood that a lorry entered an industrial estate in the Aston Lane area of Runcorn, which then connected to a HGV trailer containing barrels of Guinness before leaving the site at 7.55pm.
At 9.12pm, a second lorry arrived at the same site and connected it to another trailer containing barrels of Guinness. The lorry left the site at around 9.30pm.
It was estimated total value of all the items stolen is approximately £205,000 (€238,627).
Officers are now appealing to anyone with any information or dashcam and video footage taken from around the time of the incident, to come forward.
Enquiries
Detective Sergeant McClatchey said: “It is famously said that 'Guinness is good for you', but that is only the case when it has been bought and paid for.
“It is with this in mind that we have wasted no time in launching enquires to identify those responsible for the theft of £115,000 (€134,000) worth Guinness and the two trailers that housed the barrels – we will settle for nothing less than the full recovery of all the items stolen."
He appealed for anyone with information in relation to the theft to come forward and for motorists driving in the area at the time to review any dashcam footage.
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