LONDON - Soaring world prices for coffee have turned the jar of instant into a prime target among British shoplifters. Police and lawyers said coffee theft was rampant in some inner cities so that jars were being placed out of reach or stocked discreetly by supermarkets.
Instant gain for shoplifters
LONDON - Soaring world prices for coffee have turned the jar of instant into a prime target among British shoplifters
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