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The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist targeted a reserve in which province?
The producers' reserve keeps syrup available between strong and weak harvests, helping steady supply and prices.
How did the gang stop the mail train before the 1963 Great Train Robbery?
The gang covered the green signal with a glove and powered a red lamp with a six-volt battery.
What exposed the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist in July 2012?
Inspectors at Saint-Louis-de-Blandford found barrels containing water instead of maple syrup.
Which Great Train Robber escaped Wandsworth Prison and fled as far as Brazil?
A furniture van carried Biggs out of Wandsworth 15 months into his 30-year sentence.
Police found fingerprints on which board game at the Great Train Robbers' farm hideout?
The gang played Monopoly with stolen cash at Leatherslade Farm, then left the fingerprinted board behind.
How did handlers disguise the stolen Brink's-Mat gold before selling it?
Smelting destroyed the original bars, while base metals changed the gold's purity before resale.
The Brink's-Mat warehouse stood near which London airport?
At the Heathrow warehouse, an insider supplied the gang with a key, internal photos, and security details.
Canada's Supreme Court based Richard Vallières's heist fine on which amount?
The Court rejected a profit-only fine and restored a penalty of more than C$9 million.
What did the 1963 Great Train Robbers steal from the Royal Mail train?
The gang used a human chain to move the heavy sacks from the train into waiting Land Rovers.
Which charge led to Kenneth Noye's 1986 Brink's-Mat conviction?
Noye, Brian Reader, and Garth Chappell received convictions for conspiracy to handle the stolen gold.