Black Cobra gang steals selection of small cakes
Published: 12 Mar 10 17:12 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/25498/20100312/
Criminals with connections to the Black Cobra network are suspected by police of pilfering 120 boxes of almond tarts, punch rolls, apple crowns and brownies from a delivery truck in southern Sweden on Thursday.
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The tasty treats were stolen on Wednesday night from a truck belonging to Godbiten, an Åstorp-based firm specialising in the production of traditional Swedish cakes and buns. While the driver slept in preparation for a trip to Denmark, the sweet-toothed thieves cut open the truck's protective covering and liberated its irresistible cargo.
But the police were soon hot on their heels and were able to observe as four men began unloading Godbiten cake boxes at a store in Helsingborg at lunch time on Thursday, Helsingborgs Dagblad reports.
The store's 29-year-old owner was placed under arrest and police were quickly able to round up four further suspects.
One of the suspects was in the process of feeding his child with Godbiten cakes when the police knocked on his door on Friday morning, a source told the newspaper.
Three men have so far been detained on suspicion of theft and handling stolen goods. Several of the suspects are known to the police and some are linked to the Black Cobra criminal gang, which began life in Denmark before spilling over the border into Sweden.
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They'd have scared the poor kid to death!
When you read such and artlcle in Swedish it felt so serious and now reading in english one has to laugh!!!!
"almond tarts, punch rolls, apple crowns and brownies "
Hilralious
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nice one,hehehehe
How do the cakes go with bootleg Aquavit?
Did the cops test samples of the goods to see if they were the legitimate robbery spoils? With coffee i would guess.
I can understand, that someone has stolen those cakes, but it makes me smile that they are connected with some gang or are members of it.
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The black cobra gang are really pudding the fear into me.
I reckon they are just big bullars, but this can soon lead to extortation.