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GCSO: 3 Texas men accused of stealing 9 million pounds of grain in statewide grain-theft operation - KSAT
Three Texas men are accused of stealing more than 9 million pounds of grain across the state in an organized theft ring traced back to a single report on Barbosa Road in Guadalupe County, according to the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office. The investigation started March 11 after someone reported a grain theft on Barbosa Road.
The investigation started March 11 after someone reported a grain theft on Barbosa Road. From that one complaint, detectives built a case revealing a statewide network moving stolen grain by the semi-trailer load. The sheriff's office counted 176 loads taken, totaling roughly 9,117,638 pounds of various grains.
The estimated value of the stolen loads came to approximately $791,739, spread across multiple counties and agencies that eventually worked together to secure arrest warrants. West Texas agriculture runs on grain, and a network moving 176 semi loads without detection signals something far more coordinated than a few opportunists with a truck.
The Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office worked with multiple agencies to take the three men into custody after warrants were obtained.
Nine million pounds of grain stolen before a single arrest was made, all because someone finally called it in.
Common questions
How much grain was stolen and what was it worth?
- The three men are accused of stealing approximately 9,117,638 pounds of grain across 176 semi-trailer loads, with an estimated total value of about $791,739. The theft ring operated across multiple Texas counties before investigators pieced the case together.
How did investigators crack the grain theft ring?
- The investigation started March 11 after a single grain theft report on Barbosa Road in Guadalupe County. Detectives expanded from that one complaint into a statewide case, eventually coordinating across multiple counties and agencies to secure arrest warrants against the three men.
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