Mafia targets fish farming in Chile with $616,000 salmon heist

In March, a group of at least ten men stole salmon worth about $616,000 from a cold-storage facility in San Antonio, Chile. They threatened employees and escaped in four trucks. Police later recovered some of the stolen fish and arrested 11 suspects in August. The operation, named "Holy Salmon," aimed to sell the fish during Lent, a time when many Catholics eat fish instead of meat. Fish farming is a significant industry in Chile, and these thefts highlight the growing trend of organized crime targeting this sector.