About this episode

A deep dive into the organized crime of the maple syrup heist in Canada.

We joined Vanessa Richardson for a special deep dive into the sweetest crime Canada has ever seen. Between 2011 and 2012, a small, organized crew systematically drained nearly $18 million worth of maple syrup from the world's only strategic reserve, replacing it with water, barrel by barrel, while nobody noticed. The ingredients? A government-sanctioned monopoly, a decade-long grudge, and a facility with almost no security. The method? Forklifts, burner phones, and a black market network running from Québec all the way to New England. Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes to listen to the full episode: https://pod.link/1828469754 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: BLACKCAT

Guest: Vanessa Richardson

Topics covered

• maple syrup heist
• conspiracy theories
• cults
• organized crime
• Canada
• black market

Keywords

• maple syrup
• heist
• Canada
• organized crime
• conspiracy theories
• black market
• cult

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime Salad

Places: Canada, Québec, New England

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