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Booze bandits caught on own camera

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Tue, 17 Jan 2012 1:52p.m.

The thieves drank three bottles of spirits and took more than 40 bottles of beer, as well as a number of photos

The thieves drank three bottles of spirits and took more than 40 bottles of beer, as well as a number of photos

An Irishman and a Frenchman who took photos of themselves raiding booze from a floating Blenheim restaurant possibly regret leaving the camera behind.

David Farrell, 26, of Ireland, and Nicholas Moinet, 24, of France, were among a group of travelling vineyard workers who broke into River Queen last month.

They drank three bottles of spirits and took more than 40 bottles of beer, as well as a number of photos, the Marlborough Express reported.

They left the boat and continued drinking at a nearby campground, but left the camera behind and police later identified them.

On Monday, in Blenheim District Court they were each fined $300 and ordered to pay the restaurant's owners $240 for damage they caused.

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18 Jan 2012 02:29a.m.

Brett wrote:

I thought the start of the report was going to be some kind of a joke as it started off with "An Irishmen, a Frenchman..."

17 Jan 2012 02:38p.m.

Ricardo wrote:

Should have been fined even more for being stupid.