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American Focus > Blog > World News > Guy Fieri reveals new details into the criminals who stole $1M of his tequila: ‘It hurt bad’
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Guy Fieri reveals new details into the criminals who stole $1M of his tequila: ‘It hurt bad’

Last updated: October 7, 2025 9:23 pm
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Flavortown’s roads can lead to peril!

Renowned chef Guy Fieri disclosed in a recent interview that a group of cunning criminals executed a sophisticated shipping scam behind a $1 million tequila heist involving the brand he co-owns with former Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar.

The culinary icon recounted the high-stakes theft of 24,000 bottles of spirits last November during an appearance on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” sharing that he successfully managed to recover some of the purloined products.

“Oh, it was painful. Really painful,” the Food Network sensation expressed in the Sunday broadcast.

Guy Fieri revealed that his Santo Tequila brand suffered a theft of 24,000 bottles, costing the company $1 million in damages, as reported by CBS News. Emmy Park for NY Post

Two truckloads of his Santo Tequila — containing a special small batch that took two years to craft — vanished while being transported from western Mexico to Pennsylvania.

Upon learning about the hijacking, Fieri envisioned a traditional robbery scenario akin to those in classic films rather than an elaborate criminal scheme.

“All I could think about was ‘Goodfellas,’” remarked the host of “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” referring to the iconic mafia movie.

“That’s what was racing through my head. But [the company’s president] said, ‘No, no, no, no, the trucks were taken, but we have no idea where they are,’” Fieri recalled.

“I’m thinking it’s not just a simple case. This is a full semi-truck,” explained Fieri, expressing disbelief over how such a large quantity of tequila could just vanish.

The heist included a unique small batch tequila that took two years to make. Getty Images for NYCWFF

The beloved chef later discovered that Santo Tequila had become a target of international criminals who devised a complex scheme, according to CBS News.

Dan Butkus, CEO of Santo Spirits, informed the outlet that the firm contracted a trucking company, which then employed two subcontractors for the transport from Guadalajara, Mexico, through Laredo, Texas, to Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

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However, those subcontractors were fraudulent, equipped with fake letterheads, email addresses, and telephone numbers, CBS News reported.

The tequila thieves even utilized advanced technology to “spoof” GPS signals from the trailers, misleading them into thinking they were on course towards their intended destination.

Fieri chose to share his experience to highlight the risks smaller businesses face from such elaborate schemes. Getty Images

Santo enlisted a private investigator, who provided insight into the case on “60 Minutes.”

“Instead of delivering the goods to the specified destination, they instructed the drivers to take the load to Los Angeles,” stated Keith Lewis, a former policeman and head of Verisk CaroNet.

“The driver involved had no clue they were participating in a crime,” Lewis added.

Members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Cargo Theft Unit managed to locate one of the truckloads of Santo Tequila about three weeks post-heist, recovering 11,000 bottles of the coveted spirit.

Fieri mentioned that some of those bottles were eventually cleared for sale after passing inspection.

Nonetheless, the heist left Fieri nursing a significant financial setback and in the unfamiliar position of needing to tighten his budget.

“Here we are, just entering the fourth quarter. We lost all that tequila, couldn’t restock the shelves. We had to make staff cuts. That was the toughest part,” the American culinary star lamented.

“It’s not something I want to boast about, like, ‘Hey, we got robbed,’” the creator of “Guy’s Grocery Games” added, saying, “It’s not enjoyable.”

“But if it can happen to us, despite what I thought were solid measures, security, and operational awareness, for us to be robbed of two full truckloads of tequila in this day and age, then anyone can be a target,” he warned.

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