Citrus Rustler Nabbed
Authorities say a man has been arrested in Southern California after deputies found about 800 pounds of stolen lemons inside his car.
Riverside County sheriff’s officials say 69-year-old Dionicio Fierros was arrested one Friday and booked on a charge of theft of agricultural products.
Salinas police detectives also found a half-pound of heroin, 1.5 pounds of cocaine, several thousand dollars in cash, three handguns, one rifle, one shotgun, body armor, and ammunition.
Deputies were investigating recent farm thefts when they stopped Fierros’ car in Thermal that Friday morning.
Inside his car, deputies say they found several large bags of freshly picked lemons they say were stolen from a nearby farm.
A telephone number for Fierros could not be located in public records, and it wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.