- Man charged after police pursued stolen truck filled with looted baby formula
- Man sped off after he was spotted driving the vehicle in Condell Park, Sydney
- The stolen formula is estimated to sell on the black market for up to $24,000
A man is behind bars after police pursued an allegedly stolen truck filled with looted baby formula in Sydney’s west.
NSW Police say the man sped off after he was spotted driving the vehicle in Condell Park on Tuesday morning.
Police cut short their pursuit due to safety concerns but officers later found the truck at an industrial complex and arrested a 39-year-old man.
A man is behind bars after police pursued an allegedly stolen truck filled with looted baby formula in Sydney’s west
It is alleged the truck’s baby formula had been stolen in a break-and-enter in Regents Park earlier on Tuesday
It is alleged the truck’s baby formula had been stolen in a break-and-enter in Regents Park earlier on Tuesday.
The stolen formula is estimated to sell on the black market for up to $24,000, 9 News reported.
The truck driver, who was wanted on two warrants, was refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on November 8.
He was charged with failing to stop in a police pursuit and driving while disqualified.
Police are investigating the stolen truck and formula.
Police on Thursday revealed details of the incident after video footage emerged of shoppers at a Coles supermarket in Melbourne grabbing baby formula before staff even had the time to put the tins on shelves.
The stolen formula is estimated to sell on the black market for up to $24,000
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