Freshly harvested and threshed new rice 3.7t stolen Ibaraki Kamisu September 25, 15:59
Livestock and fruits have been stolen in various parts of the Kanto region, but this time 3.7 tons of freshly harvested and threshed rice has been stolen from a rice farmer's warehouse in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Okay, the police are investigating it as a theft case.
A 70-year-old farmer in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, was the victim of rice theft.
According to a man, around 7:30 am on the 20th of this month, he found that freshly harvested and threshed new rice had been stolen from a rice storage warehouse.
What was stolen was 123 bags of 30 kg of rice that had been loaded in the warehouse, totaling about 3.7 tons, worth about 800,000 yen.
The man last confirmed the warehouse around 8 pm the day before, and is believed to have been stolen overnight.
The warehouse had shutters closed, but it was unlocked.
Due to the large amount of rice stolen, police are investigating it as a theft case, assuming that multiple people are involved.
The man said, "This is the first time I've had such an experience this year. I think that stealing rice at such a certain timing might have understood the situation here. A criminal who doesn't think about the feelings of the farmer. I doubt the humanity of the person. "