AU man found with hundreds of stolen avocados
Avocado thefts have plagued Australia's Riverland region, with nearly 1,000 of the precious green goods being taken from a fruit block in October 2016. In September 2014, $11,000 worth of avocados were illegally pulled from trees, The Advertiser reports.
Avocado thefts are a problem for Australia's neighbor, New Zealand, too. "We are seeing thousands of dollars of fruit stolen in a single hit and people's livelihoods are getting ruined," Western Bay of Plenty Police Sergeant Trevor Brown told The Guardian this week. "It is not like just stealing a couple of mandarins off your neighbor's tree, we take it very seriously."
source: theweek.com
