Police launched its operation after a farmer who owned the field and kept overnight watch said some 14 metric tons (15.7 tons) of potatoes were stolen in the previous week.
Potato thieves cross border by night
THESSALONIKI, Greece
Police said Monday that the five men and four women were
arrested and detained early Sunday will digging up and loading 800
kilograms (1,760 pounds) of stolen potatoes onto a truck, outside
the northern Greek city of Drama that is close to the border with
Bulgaria.
