\/\/illy Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Nfld. drug abusers becoming cheese thieves Last Updated Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:52:18 EDT ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - A black market for cheese is developing in St. John's, Nfld., as drug abusers find ways to support their addiction, police say. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says people are stealing and reselling food from supermarkets and other stores to pay for their drugs. Staff Sgt. June Layden says a man who threatened to stab people with a hypodermic needle in the parking lot of a supermarket earlier this week was holding between 12 and 16 blocks of cheese when he was arrested. In fact, cheese theft is a growing problem in the province, Layden says. "From speaking with a number of people yesterday, including some employees at some of our larger supermarkets, they are finding people are coming in and stealing it by blocks." Thieves have also targeted pizza shops, says Layden, and she suspects crates of cheese are then sold back to other restaurants at a cheap rate. Robert Kourrie, the owner of Big Bite Pizza in Churchill Square, says about $200 worth of cheese was taken from his shop. "We had a break-in here, and yeah, I think we had a case or 10 blocks [stolen]." The police say they believe it was a drug-related crime, but no suspects have been arrested. Written by CBC News Online staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 watch out Hemp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieknight Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 maybe thet're just addicted to cheese. mmmmm, mmmmmm, i do love cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 yeah...it feels much bettar when you have some cheddar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitidiot Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 who got my heady gouda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 perhaps oxy's give you severe cheese munchies"Trey, put down the havarti wheel man. Things are getting out of hand."you can fit a lot more $$$'s worth of steak down the front of your pants than you can cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 ... and it feels way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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