Thieves steal 71,000 pounds of lobster

Police are fishing for information on the thieves who stole more than $1 million worth of lobster from a Miami seafood company.

The thieves looted about 71,000 pounds of individually wrapped lobster tails from the freezers of Carlos Seafood, at 4041 NW 28th St., police said.



They then tried to sell some lobster tails to a Hialeah seafood restaurant whose owner realized there were stolen and turned two women sellers away. Video surveillance cameras captured the event. Police say they are looking for two women suspects.

Carlos Seafood is South Florida's largest producer and packer of spiny lobsters, and processes between 1 million and 3 million pounds each year.