Man tries to steal over €1,000 in groceries from Albert Heijn in Maarssen

An Albert Heijn supermarket in Maarssen caught a shoplifter on Sunday afternoon trying to steal a whopping 1,193.51 euros worth of groceries. The man went through the self-checkout and only paid for a vanilla custard worth 0.35 cents, the police said on Facebook.

Supermarket employees noticed that the man went through the checkout remarkably fast despite his full trolley. He paid and tried to leave. When the staff stopped him to check his receipt, they found he had only paid a few euro cents for a trolley full of groceries.

The shoplifter was handed over to the police, and the products were returned to the shelves.

It is unclear whether the man could keep his paid-for vanilla custard.