A nice harvest also for the gendarmes.
In the night of Monday to Tuesday, three individuals were arrested as part of a massive control operation carried out by the public authorities on the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges, report the DNA.
They were in possession of 96 kg of blueberries.
Distributed in nursing homes
However, the regulations on the picking of these wild fruits of the forest are very strict.
It is prohibited at night and must not exceed 5 liters per person.
In protected areas, the threshold even drops to 3 liters.
Beyond 10 liters, "it is considered theft and therefore liable, in correctional, to 3 years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros," recalls Cyril Gérard, curator in the Massif, in the regional daily.
The three suspects, whose vehicle was also seized in Ventron, in the Vosges, must be presented to the prosecutor of Epinal who will decide on the prosecution to be initiated.
In the meantime, the confiscated blueberries have been distributed to residents of several Vosges nursing homes.
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