Fruit Thieves Caught

SAL Avocados Aguacates 02The Guardia Civil are an observant lot, so when they saw a van one night on a track near Alfamar in Salobreña, they decided to investigate. It was in an area where fruit had been stolen on previous occasions.

When they pulled the van with its three occupants over they found 18 sacks full to the brim with avocados, which had been taken from a nearby plantation – a total of 600 kilos.

The men, aged between 26 and 39, were arrested and the farmer informed so that he could pick up his stolen fruit.

The driver, as if he weren’t in enough trouble, didn’t have a valid driving licence, having lost all his points

(News: Salobrena, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)

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