A tequila brand backed by celebrities Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar was reportedly hit by a major cargo theft incident in Texas.
On November 9 or 10, 2024, two trucks loaded with 24,240 bottles of Santo Tequila went missing in Laredo, Texas.
The stolen tequila is valued at around $1 million.
PEOPLE reports that one truck was scheduled to arrive at a warehouse in California, while the other truck was bound for a distribution center in Pennsylvania, but neither truck reached its destination.
The loads are believed to have been “illegally double brokered.”
“We believe the GPS tracking signal we were monitoring was spoofed by a GPS emulator application used by the criminals,” reads an incident report obtained by PEOPLE.
Agencies investigating the cargo theft include the Laredo Police Department, the Los Angeles Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team, and CargoNet.
Fieri plans to offer a $10,000 reward for the recovery of the stolen tequila.
Santo president Dan Butkus told PEOPLE, “It’s unlikely that they’ll find these truckers. They probably rent the truck, get the bid, get the cargo, sell it, and then disappear. There are some phone lines we have from them that are already disconnected.”