Police step up investigation into theft of high value whisky from Aberlour Distillery shop

POLICE are stepping up their enquiries into a high value theft of whisky from Aberlour Distillery.

Between Wednesday, December 22 last year and Wednesday, January 5 2022, a number of bottles of whisky worth a five figure sum were stolen from the visitor shop at Aberlour Distillery.

Detective Constable Adam Stockwell of Elgin CID said: "Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and I urge anyone who has information or who resides close to the distillery and heard or saw anything suspicious between these dates to contact Police Scotland immediately

"This is a high value theft. We would be keen to speak to anyone involved in the local whisky selling market, as these bottles are quite unique in that no other bottles of their batch have been sold meaning they would be easily identifiable"

Anyone with any information can contact Police on 101 or using the "Contact Us" form on the Police Scotland website https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/contact/

Anonymous reports can be made to the independent charity Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

Reports can also be submitted via Fearless, a dedicated young person's charity where information about crime can eb given 100 per cent anonymously.

Reports can be submitted in a simple online form without fear of having to reveal an identity. https://www.fearless.org/en/give-info

The crime reference number for all methods is : PS-20220105-0431

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