A Scottish landlord is ruing the day he accepted \u00a340k of valuable stolen whiskey from a tenant who couldn\u2019t pay the rent. That slight error of judgement has led to a community order for possessing stolen goods.<\/p>\n
Whiskey Worth \u00a340k Hidden in Landlord\u2019s Loft<\/strong> Police Acted on a Tip-Off from an Informant<\/strong> Initially, the landlord told officers he had invested in the whiskey collection for cash, with the intention of selling them on in ten years for a profit. However, he eventually admitted that he had agreed to take the bottles in lieu of rent<\/a>, and had ignored the fact they were obviously stolen.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve Been Foolish,\u201d says Landlord<\/strong> A Scottish landlord is ruing the day he accepted \u00a340k of valuable stolen whiskey from a tenant who couldn\u2019t pay the rent. That slight error of judgement has led to a community order for possessing stolen goods. Whiskey Worth \u00a340k … Continue reading
\nThe landlord<\/a> was caught with 57 bottles of malt whiskey hidden in his loft. The police received a tip-off after a collection of valuable whiskey had been stolen from a bonded warehouse in Grangemouth last July. The informant told police that the landlord had a stash of whiskey in his loft, and suggested they take a look.<\/p>\n
\nWhen the police arrived, they found nine bottles of Port Ellen and seven bottles of Brora 1977, which had a combined value of \u00a314,700. There were more stolen bottles recovered from the attic, but sadly for the landlord, none of them had been duty-paid, so he couldn\u2019t have sold them on even if he had wanted to.<\/p>\n
\nThe landlord\u2019s solicitor told the court that his client acknowledged he had been stupid. No doubt the court agreed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"