Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat
The theft-to-order of luxury food is just one of the patterns revealed in the Irish Examiner's two-day series based on data from garda stations. See the link below. Stock picture: Alamy
Soaring meat prices have led to a rise in shoplifters stealing expensive cuts of prime steaks and legs of lamb for sale on the black market.
In recent months, a number of cases have come before courts in Cork City where meat was among items stolen in shoplifting incidents.
