Almost £300,000 worth of Blue WKD stolen in alcopop factory heist

Anyone offered cheaper than usual Blue WKD is asked to call police
The bottles of Blue WKD were taken from Caledonian Bottlers, Cumnock Business Park (pictured)
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Barney Davis @BarneyDavisES23 September 2021

Wicked thieves burst into a Scottish alcopop factory to steal thousands of bottles of Blue WKD, police have said.

Police are urging anyone being offered knock-down prices for bottles of Blue WKD on the black market to contact them immediately.

Kilmarnock Police said three HGV tractor units broke into Caledonian Bottlers, Cumnock Business Park, East Ayrshire, in the early hours of Monday and stole pallets containing Blue WKD alcohol, valued around £280,000.

Around 11.45pm later that day, one of the tractor units containing a quantity of pallets of Blue WKD was found on fire.

Pictures shared on social media show the burned out lorry with blue liquid spilling out of broken bottles on the side of the A76 between Mennock and Enterkinfoot, Dumfriesshire.

Detective constable Hugh Dempster said: “I would like to speak to anyone who has any information on the actual break-in at Caledonian Bottlers or anyone who may have seen a convoy of three HGV vehicles leaving the premises.

“I’d also ask any drivers who were travelling on the A76 towards Mennock, late on Monday evening, to check their dash cam footage as they may have captured one or more of the stolen vehicles.

“Anyone who is offered Blue WKD alcohol at a much discounted price is also asked to contact police immediately as this may be the stolen alcohol.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Kilmarnock on telephone number 101 quoting incident number 1765 of September 20 2021. Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.

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