Ram raiders smashed car into store before stealing six bottles of table wine worth €29

A gang in the town of Royan in south-western France went to great lengths on Sunday to break into a supermarket.



The thieves smashed their car through the front door of the Carrefour City market at around 3pm. Once inside they made straight for the booze aisle. Their target was wine. But not vintage bottles of Bordeaux or Burgundy or even a decent bottle of Chablis or Sancerre.

“No, they just stole six bottles of table wine, three at €7 each and then three at €2.70,” store manager Jessica Remiat said. “It came to €29.10. It’s a bit of a joke, but a joke that will still cost us some money anyway,” Remiat added.



The thieves' loot was reduced even further after one bottle was found smashed on the floor and another was abandoned outside the store. And in their rush to get their hands on the plonk, the hapless thieves forgot to cover their faces, so it's likely police will be able to identify them from the CCTV images.