The investigation, led by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and HSI Omaha’s Major Crimes Task Force, determined that a Miami-based, highly sophisticated organized criminal enterprise targeted beef and pork packaging plants in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. »Related: Meat thieves take $100,000 worth of pork from JBS plant in Iowa Since June 2021, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with Homeland Security Investigation Omaha, has identified approximately 45 thefts that occurred across Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, totaling $9 million in loss. In the initial investigation, the estimated loss was $1 million. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office originally began an investigation into the theft of several semi-trailers and loads of frozen beef in Lancaster County, Nebraska, June 27. After more than a year of allegedly pilfering pork and beef from Midwestern plants, a Miami-based organized crime ring has been uncovered.
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