TORONTO ? It's not just parents of hungry infants that are seeking out baby formula - the product has become a hot commodity for thieves on both sides of the border.
Police recently arrested 21 suspects and dismantled a theft ring in Florida allegedly responsible for stealing thousands of cans of the powdered product.
In another case, one trucker was sentenced to jail and another to probation this week for their roles in stealing US$200,000 in baby formula and other products from a Pennsylvania warehouse. The items were sold on the black market.
And in Toronto, a 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and theft, accused of stabbing a security guard who tried to stop him from leaving a department store with stolen formula.
The cost for baby formula is fairly steep. At a downtown Toronto drugstore, a 680-gram tin of powdered formula containing omega-3s was around $31. For parents without a lot of extra cash to spare, the pricetag can prove to be a barrier.
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