Authorities in California say a delivery driver is suspected of being behind the theft of about 80,000 pounds of processed walnuts from two companies.

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The Tehama County Sheriff's Office said two separate companies reported 40,000 pounds worth of nuts had never arrived at their intended destinations and deputies soon discovered the driver described by both companies, a man with a white semi-trailer truck and a Russian accent, was not the driver hired to haul the loads of nuts, The (Redding) Record Searchlight reported Thursday.

Deputies said they were attempting to identify the suspect, who they said took a total of nearly $300,000 worth of walnuts.