The individual was finally arrested and the 4 kg of truffles were returned to the owner of the farm located in Saint-Victor-des-Oules.
During the month of December 2024, an operator noticed the theft of truffles on his farm located in Saint-Victor-des-Oules in the Gard.
The individual cut the fence at night
According to the Bagnols gendarmerie, the owner estimates that the suspect came on five occasions, at least, with a harvest of around 1.5 kg per night. Using a well-established process, the individual cut the fence and entered the field with his truffle dog. While the truffle period is in full swing and this subject is “particularly sensitive in Uzège”specify the gendarmes, the soldiers of the Uzès Brigade Community did everything possible to confuse the perpetrator of the crime.
A “black diamond” which sells for nearly 1,000 euros per kilo
Video exploitation and good knowledge of its population thus made it possible to arrest the author of the facts during the time of the flagrantity, despite sustained judicial activity due to New Year's Eve. The author admitted all the facts and the search carried out at his home revealed 4 kg of truffles (estimated between 800 and 1,000 euros per kg), which were returned to its owner.
The author is summoned to court in May 2025 to answer for his actions.
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