Maple Syrup: Connection

Maple Syrup Dept: Three people have been detained in connection with the theft of a large quantity of the national condiment from a warehouse in Quebec, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Police say they have now recovered most of the missing syrup. They have also seized vehicles suspected of being used in the trafficking operation and equipment such as scales and electronic lifts and mONTREAL -- There have been arrests in the case of a massive maple syrup heist, police announced Tuesday as they celebrated a break in their months-long search for the stolen sticky stuff. About 2.7 million kilos of maple syrup was reported missing after a routine inventory check last summer. Or, if your preferred unit of measurement is pancakes, the stolen amount would have provided a one-tablespoon topping for a whopping 183 million flapjacks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.