Olive oil most stolen item in many Spanish supermarkets as gangs target ‘liquid gold’ – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / March 9, 2024
It comes as prices rise steeply after a scorching drought in the south last year hit the olive harvest.
Olive oil is now the most stolen product in supermarkets in Spanish regions covering about half the country, according to new figures.
It comes as prices surge after a scorching drought in the south last year hit the olive harvest.
Organised criminal gangs are stealing the oil, dubbed ‘liquid gold’, to then resell it, according to Ruben Navarro, the head of the Tu Super supermarket chain, which operates 30 stores in Spain’s Andalucia region.
“Olive oil has become an ideal product for them to steal,” he said.
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