Hagar, Fieri Out More Than $1 Million After Santo Tequila Heist
Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri are out more than $1 million after two trucks hauling thousands of cases of their Santo Tequila were stolen.
The heist has been reported by multiple media outlets, including the New York Post, The Spirits Business, The Drinks Business and others.
In all, more than 4,000 cases – well over 24,000 bottles – of blanco, reposado and añejo tequila are missing.
The Santo Tequila theft apparently was an organized crime effort where the trucks were double brokered to different carriers who then transferred the tequila to their own trucks, a representative for Hagar told FOX News.
In a statement, Hagar himself said, “Anyone that knows business knows that this is a huge setback for any company in a hugely competitive market. But Guy and I will survive. Most of all, we’re glad that nobody was hurt during this crime.”
Fieri, who likened the heist to something out of a movie in a statement, offered a $10,000 reward to at least get back the añejo, which is aged for four years and will take at least that long to replace.
The crime took place in Texas on Nov. 9, per reports. Fieri and Hagar, who founded Santo Tequila in 2017, found out about it several days later. The trucks were headed for California and Pennsylvania, but it is believed the transfer to the other trucks happened shortly after the tequila crossed the Mexico border into Texas.
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