Only in Canada? Maple syrup gets police protection

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By NBC News staff and wire reportsKEDJWICK, New Brunswick -- Police in Canada  have recovered more than 600 barrels of maple syrup as part of an investigation into a multi-million dollar heist.

The seized syrup was being transported under police protection from New Brunswick to Quebec, officials said Wednesday.

The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers reported large  quantities of syrup missing last month during a routine inventory, finding empty  barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at  St-Louis-de-Blandford.

Quebec provincial police Sgt. Christine Coulombe  said Wednesday police executed a search warrant in Kedjwick, New Brunswick, last  week, but would not provide more information as the investigation was ongoing.

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