A man is facing charges in connection with the theft of hundreds of pounds of avocados from a grove in southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said.
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Francisco Carrillo, 38, was arrested Monday on charges of grand theft and trespassing on a horticultural property, an arrest report said.
According to the report, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office had responded to a call of a suspicious van leaving the Dunagan Grove at Southwest 26th Street and Southwest 147th Avenue.
When a deputy stopped the van, they saw two large black bags full of avocados in the front passenger seat.
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Carrillo, the driver, said he was at the grove trying to fix his vehicle’s lights and said the avocados were from the day before, the report said.
It was determined the avocados, which weighed around 750 pounds and were worth around $1,000, were taken from the property, the report said.
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Carrillo was booked into jail. Attorney information wasn’t available.