A group of 'professional and experienced' thieves made off with almost £100,000 worth of snail meat destined for fancy Michelin star resutaurants across France Mmm tasty (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Thieves made a quick getaway after nabbing nearly £100,000 worth of snails in France.

The expensive delicacies were destined for some of the country’s finest restaurants.

Stunned snail farmer Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne said 90,000 Euros of stock - his entire annual production - was stolen in the raid.

He was left in a state of “shock” because the haul was enough snails for 10,000 meals and described the theft as a “very tough blow”.

Mr Dauvergne added: “They cut the wire fence, broke open the door with a pickaxe, smashed the motion sensor lighting and then they helped themselves t

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