A MAJOR supermarket has slapped security tags on its baskets in an attempt to stop shoplifters.
As the cost-of-living increases, store thefts are at “epidemic levels” – with cops previously being urged to “take a zero tolerance approach” to thieves.
Tesco stores in Essex and north London have started putting security tags on their basketsIn the latest bid to stamp out theft, Tesco has rolled out extreme measures of attaching tags to baskets and putting theft stickers on its spuds.