$400K in lobster meat destined for Costco stores in Illinois stolen: broker
The first seafood vanished on Nov. 22 in Falmouth, Maine, where authorities suspect someone stole 14 cages full of oysters from an aquaculture site in Casco Bay. Many of the oysters were full-grown and ready for sale, and together with the cages were worth $20,000, according to the Maine Marine Patrol.
"This is a devastating situation for a small businessman," Marine Patrol Sgt. Matthew Sinclair said.
The other two thefts happened in Taunton, Massachusetts, about 160 miles away. First, a load of crab disappeared after leaving the Lineage Logistics warehouse on Dec. 2. Then, on Dec. 12, lobster meat destined for Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota was stolen by a fraudulent trucking company, according to the broker who arranged the pickup.
