[MPWG] Saw palmetto berry poaching

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

 Police, Berry Poachers Play Cat-and-Mouse 
By TODD LEWAN, AP National Writer Sat Apr 8, 6:24 PM ET 
LOXAHATCHEE SLOUGH NATURAL AREA, Fla. - Charles Robinson, a deputy in the 
Palm Beach County wildlands unit, was well into the fifth hour of his 
stakeout of the remote swamp when, suddenly, a head popped out of the 
thicket. 
Robinson, clad in green fatigues, armed with Glock pistol, taser and 
semiautomatic rifle, jumped out of his 4-by-4 off-roader. "Hey!" he 
shouted. "What are you doing out there?"
The man, soaked from the waist down, wore a cap, blue jeans, boots, gloves 
and a long-sleeved, flannel shirt. Sweat dripped from his eyebrows. He 
smiled, big and friendly, Robinson would later recall.
"I feeeeshing!"

For full story:  
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060408/ap_on_re_us/operation_berry_picker

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