A crafty criminal found an unusual way to stock up on booze for Christmas.

The sneaky thief drove a truck into the Guinness Brewery on Dublin's Victoria Quay and made off with a trailer full of booze. Local police say the villain drove away with 180 kegs of Guinness, 180 kegs of Budweiser and 90 kegs of Carlsberg worth an estimated £45,000.

The 450 kegs contain around 40,000 pints.Grainne Mackin, spokeswoman for Guinness's owners Diageo Ireland, said it is the first time such a robbery has taken place on the company's premises.

"We've never had such a breach of security prior to this and we're taking it extremely seriously," she said. "All CCTV footage on site is being viewed and the Gardai are also looking at CCTV footage along the quays. The haul has a significant value given this time of year. We have more trailers coming in and out this time of year as we are coming up to Christmas. What could they possibly want with all that beer?"

What do you think they want all that beer for?  If you don't know what people want it for, why the hell do you make it!

Celebrating too early proved to be the gang's downfall.

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