Thieves steal 30,000 bottles of wine in $5.6 million heist

A gang of at least seven thieves has stolen 30,000 bottles of wine worth €5 million ($5.6 million) from Italian winery Marchesi Antinori, in the biggest theft in the history of Italy’s wineries. The gang targeted Antinori’s winery in Cortona, Tuscany, on the night of Sunday, October 4, according to Corriere della Sera. They switched off the alarm system, disabled the cameras covering the cellar, then drove in with two large trucks and loaded them using the winery’s own forklifts. “It’s certainly a very well-prepared gang,” CEO Renzo Cotarella said.