In what some publications have playfully called Grand Theft Avocado, three men are now under arrest for stealing a whopping $300K worth of avocados. Hipsters everywhere must be angry about this.
Upon reading this headline, laughter is probably provoked because of the obvious title. The irony behind this is that there is a avocado shortage and they are at record high prices but three men are now facing big charges due to the theft of avocados. They have allegedly stolen $300K worth of avocados and there’s probably enough guacamole to go around.
Detectives said the warrants resulted in the arrests of the men who were identified as 38-year-old Joseph Valenzuela, of Santa Paula, 28-year-old Carlos Chavez, of Oxnard, and 30-year-old Rahim Leblanc, also of Oxnard.
An investigation began in late May, authorities said, over allegations that employees at the Mission Produce facility were conducting unauthorized cash sales of avocados. Detectives obtained evidence that confirmed the claims.
Detectives also learned that the illegal sales may have been happening for several months. Mission Produce estimates the value of the stolen produce to be more than $300,000.
Authorities believe the suspects sold the avocados to customers who thought they were paying Mission.
The investigation is still going underway but nonetheless, this is hilarious to read.