Olive oil becomes most wanted item for shoplifters in Spain

In Spain, olive oil prices have more than quadrupled in the past four years. Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP

Olive oil has become the most stolen product in supermarkets across Spain, with organised criminal gangs targeting the “liquid gold” to resell on the hidden market, according to new figures.

Olive oil is now the most shoplifted product in regions that account for 70% of the country’s population, the Financial Times reports.