MONTREAL — Montreal police say over $1 million price of olive oil was stolen after a supply involving two transport firms within the metropolis by no means arrived at its vacation spot in Ontario .
Police say Transport Q-Trans had a contract to ship greater than 100 palettes of olive oil to an Ontario consumer, which didn’t obtain the cargo as anticipated earlier this week.
Police say Transport Q-Trans had transferred the product to a second firm in Montreal it employed to finish the supply as a result of it had particular heated trailers to retailer the olive oil.
Transport Q-Trans reported the theft Wednesday and police say the second firm is being investigated for probably stealing the oil.
Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant says police are reviewing safety digicam footage, however they haven’t discovered the lacking oil or made any arrests thus far.
The investigation is ongoing.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 8, 2025.
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