Motorway police foil the “Great Fence Heist”!

WEB DESK: Our brave and always-ready-to-serve National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) successfully removed a staggering 2,000 meters of stolen security fencing.

Yes, 2,000 meters!

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Someone clearly thought they could pull off the heist of the century by making off with a bunch of metal barriers. But fear not, gentle reader! our motorway police is ready and goes above and beyond in line of duty!

The genius behind the fencing fiasco? A former contractor, who apparently thought he was destined for a life of white collar crime—the sort that’s rarely prosecuted.

This not-so-sneaky thief might have fancied himself a modern-day Robin Hood, but seems to have not kept modern tech in mind. Instead of robbing the rich to share with the poor, our modern wannabe-thief decided to hoard fencing like a modern, shady company.

The thief’s grand plan? To create a “fence garden” in a vacant plot. Just imagine — a botanical wonderland of chain-link and barbed wires! Truly an oasis right out a steampunk movie!

When the motorway police received a tip-off, they jumped into action with the urgency of kids spotting the ice-cream man on a hot June day.

An inspector and a sub-inspector led the charge, ready to earn their badges for meritorious Serious Crime prevention!

As they arrived at the scene, one could almost hear the orchestral movie from the “2001: A Space Odyssey” leaving the spectators on the edge of their uncomfortable cinema seats.

This set the stage for a showdown between law enforcement and a “barbed” thief, complete with spaghetti western tune happily whistling in the background. You reckon Clint Eastwood would dig it?

Sadly, my dear reader, real life is much less dramatic. The officers discovered the fencing hidden as well as Iranian generals from Israeli strikes.  

The motorway police, twirling their moustaches and flashing 32 pearly whites, quickly recovered the fencing. We wonder if they left the former contractor wondering if he should have just taken up gardening instead of the less-than-scrupulous path of sinner-y.

Local police and officials from the NHMP soon joined the scene, eager to partake in the spotlight. After all, 40 years from now, wouldn’t you love to brag you appeared on the telly all for glorious 15 seconds?

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The recovered fencing was handed over to the local police for legal action, while the officers exchanged chuckles about the “fence-ible” crime.

Inspector Anwar and sub-inspector Naeem most certainly are now left with a quite a story to tell!