Police seize more than 600 barrels of maple syrup in New Brunswick.

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**Zakiriel**

When I saw this news story I was reminded of a few comments deep in the threads here and had to share it.

KEDJWICK, New Brunswick – Police in Canada have seized more than 600 barrels of maple syrup in New Brunswick as part of an investigation into millions worth of stolen maple syrup in Quebec.
The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers reported large quantities of syrup missing last month during a routine inventory, finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford.
Quebec provincial police Sgt. Christine Coulombe said Wednesday police executed a search warrant in Kedjwick, New Brunswick last week, but could not provide more information as the investigation was ongoing.
But the owner of Kedjick-based exporter S.K. Export Inc. says police visited last week and told him it was related to the missing syrup. Etienne St-Pierre says his usual suppliers, small producers based in Quebec, sold him it.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/03/police-seize-more-than-600-barrels-maple-syrup-in-new-brunswick/?test=latestnews#ixzz28LAXsFJf

**Chancetragedy**

Man the great syrup caper of '12 just keeps going haha.

**PhantomViper**

finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford.

Canada has a "global strategic reserve" of maple syrup?! Just how important is that stuff to you guys?

**Mattman154**

PhantomViper wrote:
finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford.

Canada has a "global strategic reserve" of maple syrup?! Just how important is that stuff to you guys?

They use it to power their cars

**kronk**

Canada is hording their delicious maple syrup to keep it out of our hands? Time to annex the 51st state!

Call in the Marines!

**rubiksnoob**

"In the latest of a series of strategic string operations, officials seized six hundred barrels of syrup. When asked to comment on the success of the seizure, a senior official had this to say: 'Sweet.'"

**KalashnikovMarine**

I still can't believe there's a strategic syrup reserve...

**Necros**

And right now this is all that comes to mind

**AustonT**

KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I still can't believe there's a strategic syrup reserve...

It's central to the Quebec economy. India has a strategic cotton reserve, we have a strategic helium reserve, China stockpiles rare earth metals.

**hotsauceman1**

Yeah, But the fact thst it is syrup makes it funny.

**Kilkrazy**

I will see your maple syrup and raise you a cheese smuggling ring.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19751695

Canada cheese-smuggling ring busted - policeman charged

**Manchu**

Okay, now someone turn this into the beginning of a Call of Cthulhu campaign.

**kronk**

Manchu wrote:
Okay, now someone turn this into the beginning of a Call of Cthulhu campaign.

The stolen syrup has been tainted by the Elder God's blood, which is what gives it the Maple flavor...

**AustonT**

Kilkrazy wrote:
I will see your maple syrup and raise you a cheese smuggling ring.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19751695

Canada cheese-smuggling ring busted - policeman charged

What doesn't make sense here is the direction. Who WANTS American cheese?

**KalashnikovMarine**

Right what Hotsauce said, I know why, but it's still just mindbogglingly funny.

**RatBot**

kronk wrote:
Canada is hording their delicious maple syrup to keep it out of our hands? Time to annex the 51st state!

Call in the Marines!

We must build a pipeline. One that pipes delicious, delicious maple syrup into the US. And directly onto my waffles.

**Dreadwinter**

PhantomViper wrote:
finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford.

Canada has a "global strategic reserve" of maple syrup?! Just how important is that stuff to you guys?

They have actually been siphoning it in to other countries slowly for decades. It is all a part of their plan to give the rest of the world Diabetes, while they laugh because they have built up a resistance.

/tinfoil hat

**kronk**

RatBot wrote:
kronk wrote:
Canada is hording their delicious maple syrup to keep it out of our hands? Time to annex the 51st state!

Call in the Marines!

We must build a pipeline. One that pipes delicious, delicious maple syrup into the US. And directly onto my waffles.

Genius!

**Gitkikka**

kronk wrote:
Manchu wrote:
Okay, now someone turn this into the beginning of a Call of Cthulhu campaign.

The stolen syrup has been tainted by the Elder God's blood, which is what gives it the Maple flavor...

The trees grow out of the back of an Elder God, who is sleeping beneath the Canadian soil...

**Mr Nobody**

PhantomViper wrote:
finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford.

Canada has a "global strategic reserve" of maple syrup?! Just how important is that stuff to you guys?

Why do you think we're so polite and friendly?

**Jihadin**

Bacon mini crisis and a possible maple syrup on my waffles crisis....Aunt Jemima needs to go to Canada and sort this out

**Manchu**

Gitkikka wrote:
kronk wrote:
Manchu wrote:
Okay, now someone turn this into the beginning of a Call of Cthulhu campaign.
The stolen syrup has been tainted by the Elder God's blood, which is what gives it the Maple flavor...
The trees grow out of the back of an Elder God, who is sleeping beneath the Canadian soil...

Quite good work there, colleagues. But how do the investigators get wind of this outer presence?

**kronk**

Manchu wrote:
Gitkikka wrote:
kronk wrote:
Manchu wrote:
Okay, now someone turn this into the beginning of a Call of Cthulhu campaign.
The stolen syrup has been tainted by the Elder God's blood, which is what gives it the Maple flavor...
The trees grow out of the back of an Elder God, who is sleeping beneath the Canadian soil...
Quite good work there, colleagues. But how do the investigators get wind of this outer presence?

Have you seen the employees at IHOP?

**Manchu**

Ah yes, the Innsmouth Look.

**kronk**

The IHOP waitress, having spent the last 15 years of her life handling the syrup as she refilled the bottles and brought them to the unsuspecting patrons suddenly sprouted a second head from her neck. Only this head had horns, a biforcated tongue, and was facing the opposite direction. It's manner of speaking would be considered uncouth yet for it's uncanny ability to speak in perfect iambic pentameter...