Booze bandits caught on own camera

Published: 1:57PM Tuesday January 17, 2012 Source: AAP

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An Irishman and a Frenchman who took photos of themselves raiding booze from a floating restaurant probably regret leaving the camera behind.

David Farrell, 26, of Ireland, and Nicholas Moinet, 24, of France, were among a group of travelling vineyard workers who broke into River Queen in Blenheim last month.

They drank three bottles of spirits and took more than 40 bottles of beer, as well as a number of photos, the Marlborough Express reported.

They left the boat and continued drinking at a nearby campground, but left the camera behind and police later identified them.

They were each fined $300 and ordered to pay the restaurant's owners $240 for damage they caused in Blenheim District Court yesterday.

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