Police sting seizes nearly $175,000 cache of baby formula, other products

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"Christmas is typically a very busy period in retail with an influx of shoppers, and this can often be seen as an opportunistic time for potential shoplifters to target stores while staff members are busy with customers," said Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Bell, the Operation Lightfingers squad commander.

The younger woman and the man were charged with 15 counts of larceny, and six counts of dispose property-theft. The older woman was also charged with six counts of dispose property-theft, knowingly dealing with the proceeds of a crime, and having stolen goods on premises."Operation Lightfingers is a proactive and targeted policing strategy which we conduct throughout the year and allows police and retail staff to work together to target possible thieves," Detective Bell said.

...the police forensics then took the chemicals to a lab, and cruched it...in a pill press then disposed of the evidence orally

Problem solved the Chinese have bought the Australian company that produces this baby formulae. It will be shipped out by them in huge quantities. Us nothing. Incompetent government we have.

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