Men caught with Imodium and Victoria Secret underwear after shoplifting frenzy in Worksop town amounting to over £1,000

Kirsty Hamilton
By Kirsty Hamilton
Published 26th Feb 2022, 13:09 BST
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Two men were caught with a bin bag full of Imodium, carebears and Victoria Secrets underwear after a shoplifting spree in the town centre.

On February 24 (Thursday), officers from Operation Reacher were made aware of two shoplifters in Worksop town centre who had stolen items from a number of shops.

They were seen leaving the area in a silver car and followed through town by town centre CCTV.

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The vehicle was stopped by officers a short while after on Blyth Road, heading out of Worksop.

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The two men were caught with a bag of shoplifted swag containing Gorilla Glue, Carebeard, chewing gum and women's underwear.The two men were caught with a bag of shoplifted swag containing Gorilla Glue, Carebeard, chewing gum and women's underwear.
The two men were caught with a bag of shoplifted swag containing Gorilla Glue, Carebeard, chewing gum and women's underwear.

Within the vehicle was a large amount of toiletries mainly including Imodium and Buscopan along with beauty products, air fresheners, chewing gum, Gorilla Glue were found in a bin bag.

A number of Carebear cuddly toys and Victoria Secrets underwear were also found.

A rough estimate of the items showed a value of over £1,000.

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Two men aged 41 and 23 from the Doncaster area were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting

A spokesperson of West Bassetlaw Police said on Facebook (Thursday) that the two suspects were “sat in custody with best bowels, pearly white teeth and smelling delightfully of cocoa body butter.”