18 tons of Christmas ham stolen in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Thieves stole 17.6 tons of ham and bacon from a warehouse and left behind a message busting the owners' chops, police said Monday.

"Thanks," the crooks daubed on a wall of the Zammit Ham and Bacon curers warehouse in suburban Sydney. "Merry Christmas."

Police said the robbery occurred some time between late afternoon Saturday and dawn Sunday.

Owner Anthony Zammit said that when he arrived for work Monday he found a hole in a wall of the building where the thieves appeared to have entered. The stolen meat was worth up to $88,000, he said.

Zammit said he was offering a $4,420 reward for anyone who helped to recover the meat, and that his company would work overtime to make sure all its Christmas orders were filled.

"We're working 24 hours a day, seven days a week and put on extra staff," he said. "We won't let anyone down."

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澳大利亚18吨圣诞火腿被偷

根据AP澳大利亚YSYDNE报道:警察在星期一说,盗贼从一个仓库中盗走17.6吨火腿和熏肉后留下文字,感谢货主

盗贼在Sydney市郊外的贮藏Zammit火腿和熏肉的仓库墙上写上"非常感谢""圣诞快乐"这样的字

警察说,盗窃活动大约发生在星期六晚上到星期天拂晓

货主Anthony Zammit说:当他星期一来上班的时候,他发现仓库的墙上有个洞,贼就是从这个洞中进入的.他说被偷的火腿和熏肉价值在8万8千美圆以上.

Zammit 说他悬赏4,420美圆,任何能帮助找到这批火腿和熏肉的人,将得到这笔钱.并且说他的公司加班充分做好圣诞期间的火腿熏肉供应.

他说:我们公司全体员工一天24小时,一星期七天工作,并且增加额外的员工.我们不会让任何人失望