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Thief Steals $4,000 Worth of Fish From Pond at Sante Fe Business

FISHY BUSINESS

Video surveillance caught the thief fishing 10 koi out of a pond with a net.

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Something fishy went down in New Mexico, when a thief entered Santa Fe Landscapes and Water Gardens and took 10 of owner Melissa D’Angelico’s koi fish, worth an estimated $4,000. KOB-TV reports that video surveillance captured the man using a net to remove the fish. Selective breeding practices and the fact they usually spawn one offspring a year, make them expensive pets. The most expensive Koi fish was sold in Japan for a record $1.8 million.

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