Thieves Steal Millions In Canadian Maple Syrup

NPR | Oct. 04, 2012 7:19 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 04, 2012 8:10 p.m.

play
pause
stop
mute
unmute
max volume

repeat
repeat off

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Canadian police say they've seized 16 truckloads of maple syrup in the province of New Brunswick. That's only a fraction of the amount believed to have been siphoned from the reserves of a producers federation in neighboring Quebec. The stolen syrup is worth about $20 million.