a robbed chip shop in Coulogne, nearly 400 liters of used oil stolen
The cost of the damage amounts to 150 euros for the oil and a hundred euros for the locks to be replaced. The owners filed a complaint with the Calais police station this Friday morning.
Owners “disgusted” and “blasé” of the situation. During the night of Thursday to Friday, the chip shop “Chez LN et mat”, in Coulogne, in Pas-de-Calais, was robbed. The chip shop, open since November 2020, belongs to a couple from Calais, aged 26 and 30.
They have been on vacation for the past few days. A vacation that they had to cut short to come and see the damage. Indeed, the outbuilding of the chip shop which serves as storage for used oils was robbed. Between 300 and 400 liters of used oil were stolen.
It was a neighbor who saw the door of the outbuilding open who warned the couple. The owners speak of an “unbearable mental load”. The cost of the damage amounts to 150 euros for the oil and a hundred euros for the locks to be replaced. The couple filed a complaint at the Calais police station this Friday morning.
Hard to find sunflower oil
This flight may seem ridiculous but is not trivial. Because the oil concerned is sunflower oil, which is difficult to find at the moment because of the war in Ukraine. According to AFP, Ukraine, which provided 50% of world production, has not been able to export since the Russian invasion.
For its part, Russia, which exports 28% of the world’s sunflower oil, has just introduced a quota for foreign sales of this precious liquid, after increasing taxes at the beginning of April by 20%. on export.
The couple team up with cameras
The couple’s chip shop had already experienced an attempted burglary on February 23, three young people had tried to enter the place and had bent the door without succeeding in stealing anything.
To avoid further thefts, the couple plans to install four cameras in addition to the one they have inside the chip shop. The cost of installation is 300 euros. The chip shop will reopen on Wednesday April 27, when they return from vacation.