Thieves stole more than 6,000 tins of baked beans while a lorry driver was asleep.
''Police are appealing for information, especially about anyone trying to sell large quantities of Heinz baked beans in suspicious circumstances.''
The night-time raiders snuck into a huge white Scania vehicle while the motorist was sleeping as he was parked up in Worcestershire, south west England, and grabbed a pallet-and-a-half of the baked beans and sausages tins.
Police are now hoping to catch the crooks by appealing to people to lookout for baked bean tins being sold on the black market.
A spokesman said: ''Police are appealing for information, especially about anyone trying to sell large quantities of Heinz baked beans in suspicious circumstances.''
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