I guess this gives new meaning to "hot chocolate"
5:59PM EST November 23. 2012 -In a real-life caper that could have starredWilly Wonka, Austrian police are seeking a thief who stole 18 tons of chocolate bars and melted into thin air.
Earlier this week, a truck driver loaded 33 pallets of milk chocolate at a factory inBludenzfor a delivery in the Czech Republic, Austrian public broadcasterORFreports, according to theAssociated Press. But the license plates and paperwork for the truck and driver were forged, was discovered when the real truck showed up later, theAustrian Independentsays.
The paper says the truck was chartered fromChechnya.
"The fraudsters were very sophisticated," police said.
The news reports do not identify the producer, butSuchard, famous for itsMilkabrand, has a factory (and shop) in Bludenz.. Kraft Foods now owns the formerly Swiss
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/11/23/18-tons-chocolate-stolen-austria/1723445/
updated by @lane-wigley: 03/11/26 06:20:34

