Crime by Erin Lyons 18th Jan 2021 9:35 AM Five employees of a salmon processing plant in Sydney s southwest have been arrested and charged, accused of swiping 250 tonnes of salmon worth $4 million from their workplace between June and December last year. Police will allege the processing plant s boss contacted authorities in December amid concerns of co-ordinated theft among staff. Detectives were told the company had conducted an internal audit that revealed a significant reduction in the output of product through their processing plant at Ingleburn . About 600kg of salmon was unaccounted for each day. Police will allege in court that the syndicate used their roles within the company to falsely grade premium salmon products as waste, which were then removed from the plant and transported for on-sale or traded for other product, NSW Police said in a statement.
02:23 EDT, 18 January 2021
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Five workers at a salmon processing plant have been fired and charged after allegedly stealing 250 tonnes of fish worth $4 million.
An internal audit found that 600 kilograms of salmon went unaccounted for every day at the Huon Aquaculture plant in Ingleburn, south-west Sydney, between June and December 2020.
The company contacted police who launched an investigation into the matter.
They believe the five workers deliberately mislabelled premium salmon pieces as waste before selling them or trading them for other products.
An internal audit found that 600 kilograms of salmon went unaccounted for every day at the Huon Aquaculture plant in Ingleburn, south-west Sydney, between June and December 2020
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Five workers netted in $4 million salmon swindle – Ingleburn
Five people have been charged over their alleged roles in the theft of up to 250 tonnes of salmon – valued at more than $4 million – from a processing plant in Sydney’s south-west.
In December 2020, police were contacted by the executive of a salmon farming and processing company in relation to possible coordinated criminal conduct of employees.
Detectives from Campbelltown City Police Area Command were told the company had conducted an internal audit, which revealed a significant reduction in the output of product through their processing plant at Ingleburn.
It was determined that on average, about 600kg of salmon product was unaccounted for each day.
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