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The suspect vehicle. (Supplied by Brooks RCMP)
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Where’s the beef? Brooks RCMP searching for stolen $230,000 shipment

Sep 15, 2020 | 10:27 AM

BROOKS, AB – Officials are looking for a large shipment of beef that was recently stolen out of the JBS meatpacking plant in Brooks.

On August 30, police say a transport truck that was subcontracted to haul a full load of beef from JBS to the U.S. failed to make its delivery.

It was later determined that the truck was operating under fraudulent documents and under the fraudulent name of “Transport Pascal Charland” out of Chateauguay, Quebec.

The full load of beef, said to be worth $230,000, is still unaccounted for.

The vehicle is described as a burgundy coloured semi-truck with a large bunk. It was pulling a white refrigerated enclosed trailer.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man with short brown hair, tall with a heavy build, and wearing blue jeans, a black t-shirt, a yellow fluorescent vest, and a surgical mask.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Brooks RCMP at 403-794-4400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The suspect, as shown on surveillance footage. (Supplied by Brooks RCMP)

(Lethbridge News Now)