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April 8, 2021 TZANEEN, SOUTH AFRICA (AFP) – Flashing green-and-white lights illuminated the night as the three private security vehicles rolled into the gated orchard, breaking the dark stillness enveloping the farm in northern South Africa. Long shadows fell over the moonlit tracks as the pickup trucks rolled past hundreds of neatly-lined avocado trees, their branches laden with plump dark-green fruit almost ready for harvesting. Patrol leader Marius Jacobs squinted over the steering wheel a...

Is your avocado dirty? Organized gangs are stealing harvests in non-stop thefts Thieves invade property overnight, pick and pack the fruit onto a truck and drive away with easy money Author of the article: Shari Kulha Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021  •  February 22, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Stealing avocados "is easy money" for the unemployed, says the boss of a security company. Photo by Jose Castanares /AFP via Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and pro...