In a narrative that deserves to be tailored into an episode of a semi-sleazy cable motion drama — with, in a little bit of inventive license, the principal characters retrieving their wares and exacting vengeance — Sammy Hagar and Man Fieri say $1 million value of their tequila was stolen whereas crossing the border from Mexico.
Fieri, the culinary TV character, and Hagar, the previous Van Halen substitute lead singer, personal an organization known as Santo Spirits collectively. Thursday, they grew to become conscious that $1 million value of product is lacking after two vans have been hijacked in Laredo, TX, 4 days aside. Past the monetary loss, Fieri says the theft goes to considerably impression the provision chain, though the corporate’s distiller in Mexico is working “on a 24/7 schedule proper now” to get extra of the product to market.
“We’ve labored so onerous,” Fieri tells Folks. “That is our greatest yr we’ve ever had in Santo. We simply had all this momentum, and now no matter’s on the shelf is all individuals are going to get.”
As a result of a number of vans have been taken in separate incidents, Fieri is implying a competitor may be behind the crime. He suspects “somebody might be making an attempt to interrupt the momentum” Santo had been gaining within the market. “I imply, one is one. However now you’ve acquired to have double the quantity of individuals to tug off the double heist,” he says. “It simply appears a lot riskier to take two vans.” He provides, “It’s like a film — I by no means in 1,000,000 years thought this was coming down the pike like this, however it’s actual.”