[APWG] NEWS: Turkish freighter carrying invasive weed species ordered to leave Baltimore port

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-freighter0311,0,3417038.story

Turkish freighter carrying invasive weed species ordered to leave 
Baltimore port
By Richard Irwin | dick.irwin at baltsun.com
9:30 PM EDT, March 11, 2009

An inspection aboard a Turkish freighter Friday at one of the city's ports 
by agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency revealed the 
presence of cogon grass weed seed, an invasive seed from Asia that quickly 
spreads and disrupts ecosystems, reduces wildlife habitat and decreases 
tree seeding growth, said a spokesman for the agency.

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