Whisky worth £14k stolen from distillery

Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses to the crime, after a total of £14,000 worth of whisky was stolen from the distillery between 5pm on Saturday September 17 and 9.25am Sunday September 18.

Seven bottles were lifted from the site, as well as two glasses. Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have been in the area and may have seen or heard anything suspicious.

Police are trying to trace a man seen carrying two bags near the A9 at Blackford at 9.55pm on Saturday night.

Police are trying to trace​

He was described as being between 25 and 35 years-old, of medium build and wearing a red top, light coloured shorts and ‘worker boots’.

The theft comes a year since a biscuit lorry was stolen by a gang from the Burton’s Biscuit factory in South Wales.

While the trailer was recovered, the biscuits – which were valued at £20,000 – were not.

The gangs plan crumbled however and five men – Kieron Price, Stephen Burrows, Aaron Thomas, Anthony Edgerton and Paul Price – admitted charges relating to the biscuit theft and received jail terms ranging from 44 to 16 months.

Meanwhile, two men received suspended prison sentences last week for illegal shellfish gathering, after an investigation by North Wales Police and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

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