Thieves pull lobster heist at processing plant

Police say they are looking for alarge quantity of lobster meat stolen Aug. 10 from a fishprocessing plant in the northeastern New Brunswick community of Saint-Simon.

The break-in at the plant located 13 kilometres from Caraquetwas reported at 7 a.m. but police think the theft took place between 12:45 and 1:30 a.m.

The lobster meat was packed in 20-pound boxes.

Police say a stolen 1999GMCSafari van was used in the theft. The van with New Brunswick licence plateGMR044 was taken from aplumbing business in Tracadie. Plumbing tools and pipes that belonged to the company were discarded in a gravel pit in nearbyVillage-Blanchard,

The van has not been recovered.

Police say anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.