ITALY'S BIGGEST HEIST: Thieves Steal 30,000 Wine Bottles Worth $5.8M Using Forklifts...

Thirty thousand bottles of wine—valued at $5.8 million—disappeared from an Italian storage facility in what authorities are calling the country's largest wine theft on record. The thieves used forklifts to load the haul, suggesting an organized operation with inside knowledge of the warehouse layout and security routines. Italy's wine industry, worth billions annually and central to the nation's export economy, has long been a target for sophisticated theft rings that exploit the high resale value of premium vintages in international black markets.