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Forklifts used by tea-loving thieves

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- 13 Dec 2007 ( #340 ) - United Kingdom

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A consignment of 7,000 Tetley tea bags was stolen from a warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Thieves forced their way into a warehouse on Bankfield Road and used two forklifts to carry out GBP22,500 (USD45,871) worth of tea bags stored there, the UK's Channel 4 News reported last week.
Police are appealing for witnesses.

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