Stealing ice? Only in Chile!!!!!

Well, I must confess, I am married to a Chilean, but still, I find this news very perplexing.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Police in Chile say they’ve stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier.The plan was to deliver five tons of ice carved out of icebergs from the Jorge Montt glacier to upscale bars and restaurants in the capital for use as ice cubes, authorities said Friday.

I wonder if they would sell it more expensive since it is a glacier?? Notice, the ice was destined for "upscale" bars and restaurants, not for the common folks.

The ice was loaded onto a boat and carried to the town of Caleta Tortel, and then put on a refrigerator truck, with plans to drive it over gravel and dirt roads, ferries and highways, a trip of more than 1,400 miles (2,200 kilometers) to Santiago. 

Wow, such a long trip just for ice cubes!! Insane!!

If you want to read more, see the link provided at the beginning. Messed up people if they want to steal ice.