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Tip leads police to half of Grolsch beer stolen from near Montreal

A can of Grolsch beer. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Denis Beaumont

Longueuil police say a little more than half of the 20,000 cases of beer stolen last month has been recovered in a warehouse in southwestern Montreal.

Police say the Grolsch beer that was found is the same that was reported stolen in mid-March from a warehouse near Montreal.

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Three trucks packed with beer, dried beef and Jack Link’s brand pepperoni worth about $500,000 were stolen from the facility and later found abandoned and empty.

READ MORE: Nearly 20,000 cases of Grolsch beer stolen near Montreal

Police say a tip led them to a warehouse on Tuesday where they recovered about 11,000 cases, worth an estimated $300,000.

Two people were arrested, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any charges would be laid against them.

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The say the dried meat has not been recovered.

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