2 men arrested for smuggling KFC food, $100,000 cash in New Zealand

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) enjoys a huge fanbase in the world but what lengths are you willing to get a KFC burger? We can bet you won’t resort to crime. Although yes, there’s nothing as tempting as a grilled chicken burger by KFC, but please, don’t smuggle at least. 

In New Zealand, two men were caught by the police smuggling KFC food in their car trunk during the COVID-19 lockdown. Well, that’s not all they did. Police also recovered $100,000 cash from their car.

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According to a press release by the New Zealand police, the officers had spotted a vehicle that looked suspicious near Auckland’s southern borders. On investigating, the officers found that they were trying to get into Auckland with $100,000 cash and a car trunk full of KFC takeaway food.

“Officers noticed a suspicious-looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road and upon seeing the Police car, the vehicle did a u-turn and sped off trying to evade Police,” said a police spokesperson in the release.

“The vehicle was searched and Police located the cash, alongside empty ounce bags and a large number of takeaways,” it added.

According to the release, the men were arrested and will be presented in court at a later date for breaching the Health Order and further charges are likely. The charges may lead to imprisonment for six months or a fine of up to $4,000.

About why these men were trying to steal KFC food is that New Zealand is currently in lockdown due to the outbreak of delta variant cases of the coronavirus. Since most of the cases were recorded in Auckland, where restaurants are also shut and only essential services are allowed to operate. Citizens have been staying indoors to prevent the further spread of cases.

Meanwhile, New Zealand on September 22 recorded 23 new community cases of COVID-19 and one new case was identified at the border.