Cadbury’s Creme Eggs transfer down the manufacturing line on the Cadbury’s Bournville manufacturing plant on Dec. 15, 2009, in Birmingham, England.

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Cadbury’s Creme Eggs transfer down the manufacturing line on the Cadbury’s Bournville manufacturing plant on Dec. 15, 2009, in Birmingham, England.

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An area British police division is saying it helped save Easter for followers of the chocolate egg.

A person was arrested in England after allegedly stealing a semi truck that contained 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs final Saturday, police introduced.

The person, whom The Related Press recognized as 32-year-old Joby Pool, was stopped on the freeway in Telford, a city in central England, shortly after the theft. Pool allegedly used a steel grinder to interrupt via a gate and into the truck, in accordance with the AP.

“The eggs-travagent theft passed off on Saturday 11 February,” the West Mercia Police tweeted. “Together with the crème eggs, quite a few different chocolate varieties have been additionally stolen.”

In all, the seized chocolate is regarded as value 40,000 British kilos, or barely greater than $48,000.

Pool entered responsible pleas to theft of a trailer, theft of its contents and injury to a series lock, the AP reported. He’s anticipated to be sentenced subsequent month.