Three people have been charged over a spate of thefts from avocado orchards in the Bay of Plenty.
Tauranga Police say in the past two months they have responded to a number of avocado thefts at rural addresses in Western Bay of Plenty including Te Puke, Welcome Bay, Bethlehem, Te Puna and Katikati.
Police have made arrests for some of these alleged offences including the arrest of an organised receiver who was allegedly purchasing the avocados from burglary offenders.
Two Tauranga locals will appear in Tauranga District Court in September, with a 23-year-old man facing two burglary charges and a 27-year-old woman facing three burglary charges.
A 63-year-old local man will be appearing in Tauranga District Court this month on two charges of receiving property.
Police believe the avocados have been on sold by the receiver.
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