Quebec Federation Of Maple Syrup Producers: Quebec

International Strategic Reserve Dept: The theft was discovered in August at a dep t rented by the Quebec Federation of Maple Syrup Producers, in what police believe was an inside job. Some 10,000 barrels of stockpiled syrup, part of the federation s carefully guarded International Strategic Reserve, had gone missing. The Fort Knox-style controls reflect the fact that Quebec dominates the world market in maple syrup and carefully controls the commodity s price and supply, according to Globe and Mail. Some of the syrup found its way to buyers outside Quebec, some of whom may not have been aware it was stolen, Lt. Lapointe said. The objective for the perpetrators, however, was straightforward. The whole point was to make some money and the arrests mark a badly-needed break in a case that circled the globe and pulled in law-enforcement agents operating in two countries and three provinces, all deployed in the retrieval of one of Canada s most cherished resources. One of the suspects clearly had access to the warehouse, said Lt. Guy Lapointe of the S rete du Quebec. He said the looted liquid was then transferred within the warehouse in St.-Louis-de-Blandford to waiting trucks. Because they were doing it inside, they couldn t be seen from outside, and it was easier for them to steal the syrup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.