The Maple Syrup Heist of 2011
Canadian True Crime
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The Vique Caron Maple Syrup Stealth Scheme
In 2011, the stars aligned and there was a bumper harvest year for maple tree sap. So much so that the federation had to expand the reserve to a bigger facility. When full, that warehouse could be holding about 84 million US dollars of maple syrup. A Vique Caron would be in charge of stealing the maple syrup from the warehouse. The syrup would then be handed over to Richard Valier, who would arrange for it to be trafficked out of Quebec,. where it could be sold.
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