The Antwerp police found 1,444 stolen chocolate bars in a car's trunk during an alcohol check. The incident happened during the Christmas holidays but was only announced by the police on Tuesday.
A mobile police unit was carrying out alcohol checks on the Boomsesteenweg in Wilrijk (a district of the city Antwerp) on 26 December. Spotting the upcoming check, one car with two passengers turned right around. Shortly afterwards, however, the duo was caught, although they also tried to flee on foot.
"In the trunk of the car, we found a large quantity of chocolate: 361 packages with a total of 1,444 chocolate bars," the police said. "The two people were staying in the country illegally. They were both banned from entering the country, and there was an outstanding detention order against the passenger."
It was later established that the chocolate had been stolen from several supermarkets. The driver was transferred to the Bruges detention centre for repatriation, his passenger was transferred to prison. As part of this investigation, no one was arrested.
