Thousands of cases of single-malt whisky have been stolen from an industrial estate in Glasgow.
Around 2400 cases of the 12-year malt, estimated to be worth around £87,172, are said to have been taken after thieves targeted a trailer last Friday.
The red, articulated trailer, which has white writing on its side, was stolen at around 9.15pm on Friday, December 11 from Clydesmill Industrial Estate in Carmlye.
Police later found the empty trailer abandoned on Whistleberry Road in Blantyre at around 10am on Tuesday, December 15.
Officers are now looking to speak to anyone who had spotted the trailer between the time it was stolen and the time it was discovered on Tuesday.
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Anyone who has been approached and offered to buy a bottle of the whisky at a considerably reduced price is asked to contact police if the seller has no proof of purchase.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Greenshields at Shettleston CID said: “I am keen to speak to anyone who has seen this trailer since it was stolen on Friday 11 December until the empty trailer was recovered in Blantyre on Tuesday, 15 December.
“I’d also like to speak to anyone who has been approached and offered to buy any of this type of whisky at a considerably reduced price and where the seller has no proof of purchase or ownership."
Police are asking anyone with any information on the theft, or who knows of anyone selling the bottles of whisky, to contact them immediately via 101 quoting incident number 0788 of December 11, 2020.
Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.
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