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Couple Arrested for $30,000 Meat Theft Scheme
10/9/2025
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- Muskogee County deputies arrested Edgar Mendoza Delgado and Thelma Vasquez Vargas for stealing more than $30,000 in meat from Watson Farms Market in Council Hill.
- Investigators suspect they belong to a Houston-based crime ring.
- The suspects ordered meat, claimed fraud, and disputed charges, costing about $60,000.
- Damon Watson said the scam was unprecedented, and the Watsons remain optimistic about recovery.
