Police in the Antwerp district of Wilrijk found 1,444 solen bars of chocolate in the boot of a car. They made the discovery after they had pulled the car over to breathalyse its driver. The driver tried to flee the scene, but police were able to intercept his vehicle. Both the driver and his passenger were found to be in Belgium illegally.
Police find 1,444 stolen chocolate bars in car boot while breathalysing drivers in Antwerp
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On 26 December police found a large quantity of chocolate in the boot of a car that they had pull over to check that its driver was not over the legal limit for alcohol.
There were no fewer than 361 packs of chocolate containing 1,444 bars. When the police investigated where the chocolate had come from, they found that it had been stolen from several supermarkets.
In the country illegally
Both the driver and his passenger were found to be in the country illegally and both had been issued with entry bans.
There was also a detention order was outstanding for the passenger of the vehicle. He was taken to prison, while the driver of the car was taken to a secure migrant facility in Bruges (West Flanders). He will be repatriated to his home country.