Unusual strike at a winery in Spain: an intruder emptied wine barrels worth $2.7 million and is being investigated for sabotage

In the middle of the night, an intruder entered a warehouse in central Spain and, with a few shots to the wrist, delivered an unusual blow: they emptied barrels and ruined almost 60,000 liters of wine. The company evaluated the loss of 2.5 million euros, approximately $2.7 million. They are now investigating whether there was sabotage.

The shot was recorded by the surveillance cameras of the Cepa 21 winery. A hooded individual – a white spot in the image – can be seen walking around the wine tanks and opening them, pouring the liquid with a controlled designation of origin onto the floor. of the Duero.

The episode occurred on Sunday around 3.30pm in the warehouse located in Castrillo de Duero, near Valladolid, the company reported. There he opened five taps on the steel barrels, of which three were fullhe detailed Being in a chain.

In total, 60,000 liters were lost, equal to approx 80,000 bottles, of several high-end redssaid Cepa 21, which reported the facts.

The unknown “caused enormous economic damage (…) but above all” he committed “an attack against the workers of Cepa21, against our winemakers, who fight every year to produce the best grapes”, the president said Tuesday from José Moro company on public television TVE.

“This is doing harm for the sake of harming,” said Moro, who called it a “senseless and hateful” act.

“Everything indicates to us that that person knew where he was going and knew where he was,” as he was moving very quickly in the warehouse, added Moro, who said he had handed over a list of suspects to the Guardia Civil, which is investigating the incident . act of vandalism.

The suspect has not been identified at this time. The company’s president warned that the intruder was moving “very fluidly,” so they believe they know the inside of the building.