[MPWG] Fwd: WV police arrests in connection with digging ginseng before the season opened: 190 pounds worth $180, 000

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Passing along information forwarded to me by other listserve members.  For
more information on American ginseng regulations, see:
http://www.fws.gov/international/plants/american-ginseng.html

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
PCA-Medicinal Plant Working Group

POLICE SEIZE 190 POUNDS OF ILLEGALLY HARVESTED GINSENG

http://www.wvva.com/story/26563681/2014/09/18/police-seize-190-pounds-of-illegally-harvested-ginseng

BECKLEY (AP) -- West Virginia natural resources police say they have made
11 arrests and seized 190 pounds of dry ginseng that was illegally
harvested.



PROBE UNCOVERS WIDESPREAD ILLEGAL GINSENG HARVEST

http://wvmetronews.com/2014/09/18/probe-uncovers-widespread-illegal-ginseng-harvest/

BECKLEY, W.Va. – West Virginia Division of Natural Resources police
recently seized 190 pounds of dried ginseng harvested before the opening of
the season, leading to 11 arrests that may only represent the start.



RECORD AMOUNT OF POACHED W.VA. GINSENG SEIZED

 http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140917/GZ01/140919317
CHARLESTON, WV - With enough ginseng roots to fill a conference room, West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement revealed Wednesday
the largest seizure of illegal ginseng in the state’s history.
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