Man Arrested for Stealing 750 lbs of Avocados in Miami-Dade

Francisco Carrillo, 38, faces grand theft and trespassing charges after authorities caught him leaving Dunagan Grove with approximately 750 pounds of avocados on Monday, October 13.

A Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy stopped a van leaving the grove at Southwest 26th Street and Southwest 147th Avenue. The deputy found two large black bags filled with avocados on the front passenger seat. Carrillo told the deputy he was at the grove to fix his vehicle's lights and that the avocados were from the previous day.

Authorities determined the avocados, valued at around $1,000, had been taken from the property. Carrillo was booked into jail.