[MKOB] Anybody ready for a kegger??

[blue1991flhs at aim.com]

DUBLIN,
Ireland (AP) -- Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole
450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery - the largest heist ever at
Ireland's largest brewer.



National police said a lone man drove
into the brewery - a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction - on
Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting
delivery to city pubs.



Diageo PLC, the beverage company that
owns Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale
theft before in its 248-year history.



Police said the raider took 180 kegs of
Guinness stout, 180 kegs of U.S. lager Budweiser and 90 kegs of Danish
beer Carlsberg. Guinness brews both of those foreign brands under
license for sale in Ireland.



Police declined to say whether the
theft had been captured by closed-circuit surveillance cameras. No
description of the suspect was issued, suggesting that nobody got a
good look at him.



Each keg holds about 88 British-sized
pints, the most common serving size in Ireland, equivalent to 20 ounces
each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value
exceeding $235,000.



Police said it would be difficult for
the thief to sell the stolen beer without attracting attention, unless
he has criminal associates who own a network of pubs.



But customs agents say it is common for
pubs to sell stolen or smuggled cigarettes and alcohol, particularly
counterfeit-labeled supplies of vodka, to avoid paying hefty taxes.



In the past, the outlawed Irish
Republican Army and other gangs have hijacked truck shipments of
alcoholic beverages and cigarettes for resale in pubs run by
sympathizers or friends. Those raids typically happen in rural areas,
never in the center of Dublin.



The Republic of Ireland, a country of
4.2 million, has more than 10,000 pubs and bars. The Guinness brewery
in Dublin is the biggest supplier, producing more than 5 million kegs
annually.














 



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