Kangaroo-;land 50Yo Lao Chee Bye was the Strawberry Needle Terrorist! Arrested and Charged today! Guess as usual!

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Guess who? 50-year-old woman arrested over Australia’s strawberry needle scare
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Police in Australia have arrested a woman in the state of Queensland as part of their investigation into a food contamination crisis that has left the nation’s fruit-lovers in a panic since September.
Queensland Police Service said the 50-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday afternoon “following a complex... and extensive investigation,” which was spearheaded by the force and involved “multiple government, law enforcement and intelligence agencies” across Australia.





Australians have been in a panic over tainted fruit since authorities warned on September 12 of the potential risk of finding needles and pins in punnets of tampered fruit, in particular strawberries.
The scare came to light after a man was hospitalized earlier in September, complaining of stomach pains after eating strawberries. By the end of the month, over 100 alleged incidents of fruit sabotaged with pins and needles had been reported.
Read more
Australia’s fruit scare spinning out of control, spreads to mangos & bananas
One incident was also reported in neighboring New Zealand.
The crisis caused supermarkets to frantically pull stocks of strawberries and other fruit from their shelves, while farmers were forced to dump berries as demand plummeted.
Queensland farmers were especially hard hit by the crisis, with some 150 growers responsible for the majority of Australia’s winter season strawberry supply, which runs from May to October.
Reflecting the seriousness of the crime, the federal government raised the maximum prison sentence for fruit tampering from 10 to 15 years, while an emergency fund of AU$1 million (US$722,800) was announced to help the nation’s strawberry growers, who were potentially facing financial ruin.
Panicked state governments had also offered a AU$100,000 (US$72,280) reward for any information that could lead to catching the culprits.
The arrested woman was set to be charged on Sunday evening and is scheduled to appear in court in Brisbane on Monday.
Investigations are continuing.
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[kangaroo.corpse]

Slammed into the Queensland Mata-Chu Lock-up-Cell and in Night Court charge already.

Lao Chee Bye loser Too-Lan foreigners were hired to pick strawberries she got no jobs or low pay! Sabo the farmers!

Life imprisonment pse!

 

[KuanTi01]

She will have needles inserted into her fleshy boobs and pussy as extra punishment!

 

[kangaroo.corpse]

Evil OLD WITCH only will do this kind of needle dirty tricks! Really Lao Chee Bye!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-11/strawberry-needle-scare-woman-arrested-in-queensland/10486418


Strawberry needle contamination scare: Queensland woman charged after months-long investigation

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Photo: More than 100 incidents of allegedly contaminated fruit were reported in September. (Facebook: Angela Stevenson)
Related Story: Sharp objects found in South Australian strawberries
Related Story: Strawberry farmers recovering a month on from needle scare

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested and charged over the strawberry contamination scare that began in south-east Queensland in September.
Key points:

• Queensland Police launched nationwide investigation to find those responsible for spate of sharp objects in fruit
• More than 100 incidents of needles were reported around the country in September
• The charge is linked to one of the original cases involving the company Berry Licious

She is expected to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday after being charged on Sunday night with seven counts of contaminating goods.
Police will allege the woman intended to cause harm by planting needles in strawberries.
Queensland Police described the national investigation into the contamination as "complex" and "extensive".
The ABC understands the charge is linked to one of the original cases involving the company Berry Licious.
Queensland Strawberry Growers Association spokeswoman Jennifer Rowling said the widespread contamination had a "crippling impact" on the industry, but was grateful to police for the thorough investigation.

"The Queensland police have been nothing but brilliant the whole way through this thing," she said.​

"They had a taskforce of more than 100 police involved so it's really great to see their efforts have come through."
Photo: This needle was found in a strawberry in central Queensland. (Facebook: Angela Stevenson)

Australia's strawberry industry was brought to its knees after several punnets of strawberries were found contaminated with sewing needles.
As police launched their investigation into strawberry producer supply chains, consumers were urged to cut up their strawberries before eating them.
Police and Queensland Health warned consumers to dispose or return punnets of two brands of strawberries, Berry Licious and Berry Obsession, which were sold in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
However, the alleged contamination spread beyond the two brands in what authorities believed could be copycat crimes or unsubstantiated claims.
More than 100 incidents of needles were reported around Australia in September, as well as an isolated case in New Zealand.
The hysteria forced growers to dump truckloads of stock amid the crisis, sparking the social media campaign #SmashaStrawb to support farmers.
Children among contamination victims
Queensland authorities notified the public of the safety risk on September 12, three days after Brisbane man Hoani Hearne was hospitalised for eating half a needle from a punnet of Berry Obsession strawberries.
Mr Hearne said he put the whole strawberry in his mouth and then felt something very wrong.

"I bit into it, felt it break, my knee-jerk reaction was to swallow, and what was left over was half of a sewing needle," he said.​

Mr Hearne went straight to hospital after biting the needle but was discharged. He was later admitted to emergency at a different hospital after suffering severe abdominal pains.
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Video: Hoani Hearne bit into a strawberry and swallowed half a needle. (ABC News)

Angela Stevenson from the central Queensland town of Gladstone also found a needle inside fruit in a Berry Obsession punnet on September 11, but not before her nine-year-old son bit into a contaminated strawberry that he had taken to school.
"Luckily he'd pulled it back out of his mouth and told the teacher there was a needle in his strawberry," she said.
Photo: Berry Licious and Berry Obsession were the two original brands authorities warned should be disposed of or returned. (Supplied: Queensland Strawberry Growers Association)

On September 14, Queensland Health announced strawberries from Donnybrook farms north of Brisbane were being pulled from supermarket shelves after three incidents.
In the following days, contaminated punnets were purchased at supermarkets in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
At least seven brands were affected, including Donnybrook Berries, Love Berry, Delightful Strawberries, Oasis brands, Berry Obsession, Berry Licious and Mal's Black Label strawberries.
The Queensland and West Australian Governments both offered $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible, while Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced tougher fruit-tampering laws that would see those convicted face greater jail time.
Sharp objects were discovered in fruit as recently as Friday, in the Adelaide suburb of Salisbury and in South Australia's Clare Valley.
Farmers dumped stock as strawberry prices plummeted
Shoppers fearful of both the original and copycat contamination shunned strawberries during peak strawberry season, sending prices crashing.
Some supermarkets reduced and cancelled orders because customers stopped putting strawberries in their baskets, regardless of where they were grown.
The wholescale price of the fruit halved to 50 cents per punnet below the cost of production, forcing growers to dump tonnes of the fruit.
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Video: Farmers forced to dump strawberry stocks after needle contamination scandal (ABC News)

The industry's desperation inspired the social media campaign #SmashaStrawb.
People shared their inventive recipes to use strawberries — everything from cakes to cocktails — and urged others to support farmers.
Dozens of federal and state politicians also posted videos and pictures of themselves eating cut up strawberries.

 

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Strawberry tampering: Police arrest 50-year-old woman
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RURAL CRIME: Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman over alleged contamination of strawberries in September.

POLICE have arrested a 50-year-old woman following a complex investigation into the alleged contamination of strawberries in Queensland in September.
After the discovery of punnets of strawberries contaminated with needles, Queensland authorities notified the public of the safety risk on September 12.
The QPS coordinated a national investigative response with multiple government, law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
A police taskforce was established with officers from the State Crime Command coordinating the investigation together with detectives in a number of police districts in Queensland.
Following an extensive investigation, officers arrested a 50-year-old woman this afternoon.
The woman is expected to be charged this evening and appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Investigations are continuing.
Queensland supplies the winter production of strawberries for Australia, with the season running from May to October, with some contribution to summer production from the Stanthorpe region.
There are about 150 strawberry growers in Queensland, with most production around Dayboro, Beerwah, Wamuran, Elimbah, Caboolture, Stanthorpe and Bundaberg.
Queensland growers produce 6000-15,000 tonnes of fruit per season, up to 60 million punnets of strawberries.
The value of Queensland strawberries for 2017–18 is forecast to be $160 million.
Crime can be reported to Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Queensland Country Life

 

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https://www.india.com/news/agencies/woman-charged-over-australia-strawberry-needle-scare-3423948/

Woman charged over Australia strawberry needle scare


Published: November 11, 2018 5:21 PM IST

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Sydney, Nov 11 (AFP) A woman has been charged after a “complex” investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where needles were found stuck into the fruit, police said Sunday, in a crisis that sparked nationwide panic.
Queensland state authorities offered a large reward and the national government raised jail terms for such crimes after sewing needles were found in plastic boxes of the fruit sold in supermarkets in September.
Since the first case came to light when a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after consuming strawberries, more than 100 alleged incidents of pins and needles found in fruit, mostly strawberries, were reported in September around the country.
One incident was also reported in neighbouring New Zealand.
Police said a 50-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Sunday with seven counts of contaminating goods “following a complex… and extensive investigation”.
“This is a major and unprecedented police investigation with a lot of complexities involved,” Detective Superintendent Jon Wacker said in a statement.
“The Queensland Police Service has allocated a significant amount of resources to ensure those responsible are brought to justice.” She faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment and is due in a Brisbane court on Monday.
Police did not reveal the reasons and motives behind her alleged involvement.
The sabotage crisis led supermarkets to pull the fruit from the shelves and saw farmers dump tonnes of the unwanted berry. The government raised the maximum prison sentence for fruit tampering from 10 to 15 years.
Queensland Strawberry Growers Association spokeswoman Jennifer Rowling welcomed the news and said the crisis had a “crippling impact” on the state’s strawberry growers.
“However, it is disconcerting that the charges relate to only six or seven punnets (plastic boxes) of strawberries, proving that the majority of… incidents were copycats or false reports,” she told national broadcaster ABC. (AFP) AMS AMS
This is published unedited from the PTI feed.

 

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Halloween might not technically be for another few days, but Australians celebrated the annual dress-up spectacular at Saturday-night Halloween parties across the country.

And the most topical -- and frightening -- Halloween costume of them all? Needles in strawberries.
The strawberry tampering crisis dominated headlines for weeks, after a small but not insignificant number of people found sewing needles in their fruit.
"I wanted to do something topical so I was having a think about big news stories this year," Sydney woman Kathleen Shrimpton told ten daily.
"Then I remembered the needle in the fruit and thought it was perfect, as it's also horror-themed as well."

Kathleen Shrimpton attended a Sydney party on Saturday. Photo: Facebook.
She bought the strawberry costume, but made the needle herself out of cardboard -- and she wasn't the only one.
Sarah Bishop, part of comedy group Skitbox, also went as a needle in a strawberry to a Halloween party in Sydney, appearing to combine her costume with a friend.

And a couple in Australia took it one step further, combing a contaminated strawberry with a farmer costume.
"They were a great hit at last night's party!" user Thepinksheep22 posted on Reddit (ten daily has reached out to find out more).

This couple combined the strawberry costume with a farmer. Photo: Reddit.
The needle was made from Balsa wood picked up at Bunnings, the poster said.
"It's soft enough to carve out with a Stanley knife. Then we spray-painted it silver."
The costume might have been a hit, but the strawberry one in particular made it a bit hard to enjoy the party itself.
"Being a giant strawberry is kinda hard to drink/eat and sit down," said Thepinksheep22.
READ MORE: Strawberry Farmers 'Proud' After Nation Rallies In Support After Needle Scare
READ MORE: Here Are 20 Strawberry Recipes To Help Support Farmers
There were several confirmed cases of sewing needles found in strawberries earlier this year, with the sabotaged fruit found in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia, prompting huge recalls of the affected brands.
The Queensland government offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of a culprit, with a similar reward offered by NSW Police.
No one has yet been charged over the sabotage, but one man in Adelaide has been charged over making a false report.
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Photo: Instagram / Reddit / Facebook.
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Myanmar woman name is MY UT TRINH



Strawberry farm worker!

 

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https://mingooland.com/2018/11/woman-arrested-over-strawberry-contamination-crisis/


Woman arrested over strawberry contamination crisis

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A 50-year-old woman has been arrested over the strawberry contamination scandal in Queensland.



Strawberries contaminated with needles were found across the country in September, sparking nationwide panic that resulted in tonnes of fruit being destroyed.


Police arrested the Caboolture woman this afternoon. She is currently in the Brisbane watch house and expected to be charged this evening. She will appear in court tomorrow and faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted.

A woman accused of contaminating strawberries is accompanied into the Brisbane watch house by police. (9NEWS)

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The first report of contamination was made in Queensland on September 12 when Queensland man Hoani Hearne swallowed half a needle biting into a contaminated strawberry purchased from a Woolworths store north of Brisbane.


He suffered severe abdominal pain and was treated at Sunshine Coast University Hospital.


Reports across New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia followed. Many were thought to be copycats or hoaxes but dozens were confirmed.


At least six brands of strawberries, Donnybrook Berries, Love Berry, Delightful Strawberries, Oasis, Berry Obsession and Berry Licious, were recalled and several chain supermarkets pulled all strawberries from their shelves.

Some supermarkets were forced to pull strawberries from their shelves. (AAP)

The Queensland government announced a $100,000 reward to catch the culprit behind the scandal while Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt ordered the Food Standards Australia New Zealand to investigate the contamination.


The government also dedicated $1 million to help strawberry growers, some of whom resorted to dumping their entire crop well before the end of the season.


Consumers were encouraged to “cut ’em up, don’t cut ’em out” with recipes for strawberry tart and strawberry jam circulating on social media.


Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms in Wamuran, north of Brisbane, told 9NEWS in late September it had been heartening to watch Aussies get behind the industry after it was brought to its knees.


“It’s been a very harrowing time for us as growers to have our integrity challenged. As farmers we take huge pride in producing fantastic eating fruit but also safe fruit.”

 

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If they did not put needles in fruits, they lace sweets with drugs to get native students in jiu hu addicted.

 

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A farm worker accused of sparking the strawberry needle saga faces a maximum 10 years in prison if she is found guilty of contamination of goods.
Key points:

• The 50-year-old has been charged with seven counts of contaminating goods
• The charges are understood to relate to one of the original cases
• Strawberry growers say the impact of the contamination scare "crippled" the industry

My Ut Trinh, 50, was arrested in Brisbane on Sunday, two months after Queensland Police fronted the media to warn about punnets being contaminated with needles.
Police have charged Ms Trinh with seven counts of contamination of goods, an offence that normally carries a three-year maximum penalty.
However police allege there is a circumstance of "aggravation", meaning the maximum jail term is increased to 10 years.
The ABC understands the charge is linked to one of the original cases involving the company Berry Licious.
Ms Trinh, a farm supervisor, is due to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning.
Superintendent Jon Wacker, from the Queensland Police Drug and Serious Crime Group, said the investigation "was far from over".

"DNA evidence will be part of the brief of evidence that will be submitted to the court," he said.​

Superintendent Wacker said items seized in Victoria had played an important role.
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"This is a major and unprecedented police investigation with a lot of complexities involved," Superintendent Wacker said in a statement.
"The Queensland Police Service has allocated a significant amount of resources to ensure those responsible are brought to justice."
The contamination saga spread from Queensland across the country.
Superintendent Wacker said there were 186 reports of sewing needles being found, 77 of which were in Queensland.
He said 15 of those were found to be hoaxes.
Sixty-eight strawberry brands were affected, including 49 in Queensland.
The contamination scares resulted in supermarkets pulling strawberries off the shelves, and tonnes of the fruit was dumped at the peak of the growing season.
PHOTO There were 186 reports of sewing needles being found.
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The Queensland and West Australian governments both offered $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible, while Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced tougher fruit-tampering laws that would see those convicted face greater jail time.
'I had to put 100 staff off': Industry still reeling from crisis
Suncoast Harvest managing director Di West said her business had to leave more than one million punnets of strawberries on the ground, after the original and a number of copycat cases sent prices crashing.
"We had to finish our season very early, by nearly six weeks, in our peak season because of the crisis in September," she told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"We had at least a million punnets of strawberries out there and we had to cease production straight away.
"There was so much copycatting and pranking going on that other farms, including ours, was being dragged into it."
She said there were still a lot of unknowns for her business moving into the future.
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"I had two separate agronomists tell us we had lost $1 million worth of fruit and that meant that $300,000 or $400,000 of that would have gone to workers' wages — and now that money hasn't been spent in the local economy," she said.

"There's flow-on effects — I had to put 100 staff off."​

Grower Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms at Wamuran said the arrest provided relief and peace of mind for fruit producers.
"It's certainly been a rollercoaster ride for us and hopefully something we don't see again in our industry," Mr Scurr said.
Queensland Strawberry Growers Association vice president Adrian Schultz thanked police for their work.
"We're just grateful that they pursued and continued to pursue their lines of inquiry and have come up with this result," he said.
He said he hoped the industry could move on.
"This should put a full stop to this situation," he said.
More on this:

• Growers claim government agencies are creating 'hysteria' over needles
• #SmashaStrawb: Social media lights up with inventive strawberry recipes
• Strawberry contamination sparks federal investigation
• Explainer: Strawberry contamination case a wake up call for industry
• Strawberry needle scare spreads to WA as growers suspect industry vendetta
• Strawberry contamination prompts $100,000 reward for information
• Explainer: What you need to know about the strawberry needle scare
• Disgruntled ex-employee believed to be behind sewing needles in strawberries

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[Leongsam]

Why does OZ allow fucking Burmese scum into the country?

 

[whoami]

Why does OZ allow fucking Burmese scum into the country?

Sam I tot ur Burmese descent?

Anyway i not surprise coming from a Burmese. Wat she did no different from Rohingya massacre. Supported, blessed by the Buddhist monks and their garment in cahoot.

 

[melzp]

with a name Trinh; sound more Vietnamese

 

[kangaroo.corpse]

with a name Trinh; sound more Vietnamese

Possible. This name similar with an employee of my friend as it appears on his phone when phone rings, he got both Myanmar & Viet Cong employees. My impression was it was Myanmar because he spoke about Yanggong over the phone, but my impression could be wrong.

 

[kangaroo.corpse]

Why does OZ allow fucking Burmese scum into the country?

Kangaroo-land need witches. You know? To make GONG-TAU witchcrafts. Needs FT! The Kangaroos cannot make their own black magics.

 

[Leongsam]

Sam I tot ur Burmese descent?

I'm an elite Burmese it's the Burmese scum I object to.

 

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A farm supervisor who allegedly put needles in strawberries did so out of spite, a Brisbane court has heard.

Key points:
The 50-year-old has been charged with seven counts of contaminating goods
The charges are understood to relate to one of the original cases
Strawberry growers say the impact of the contamination scare "crippled" the industry
My Ut Trinh, 50, will remain in custody after her lawyer withdrew an application for bail in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.

She was arrested in Brisbane on Sunday, two months after Queensland Police fronted the media to warn about punnets being contaminated with needles.

Ms Trinh worked as supervisor at the Berry Licious farm, but her lawyer said she did not work picking strawberries or in the packing sheds.

The court heard the woman was allegedly acting out of spite and that it was an act of sabotage.

"The case that is put is that it is motivated by some spite or revenge," Magistrate Christine Roney said.

"She has embarked on a course over several months of putting a metal object into fruit."

Prosecutor Cheryl Tesch opposed bail as there was "an unacceptable risk of witnesses being interfered with".

But Ms Trinh's lawyer Michael Cridland said police had "not articulated" an actual alleged grievance.

The prosecution told the court the woman should also be kept behind bars for her own safety.

"There may be retribution from people seeking to locate her," Prosecutor Tesch said.

However, Mr Cridland said there had been no evidence of direct threats towards his client.

Police have charged Ms Trinh with seven counts of contamination of goods with intent to cause economic loss.

The offence normally carries a three-year maximum penalty.

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Police say alleged strawberry saboteur was employed in the industry
Police say alleged strawberry saboteur was employed in the industry
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However, police allege there is a circumstance of "aggravation", meaning the maximum jail term is increased to 10 years.

The court heard the woman's DNA was found in a punnet of strawberries in Victoria.

Superintendent Jon Wacker, from the Queensland Police Drug and Serious Crime Group, said the investigation "was far from over".

"DNA evidence will be part of the brief of evidence that will be submitted to the court," he said.

Superintendent Wacker said items seized in Victoria had played an important role.

"This is a major and unprecedented police investigation with a lot of complexities involved," Superintendent Wacker said in a statement.

"The Queensland Police Service has allocated a significant amount of resources to ensure those responsible are brought to justice."

The contamination saga spread from Queensland across the country.

Superintendent Wacker said there were 186 reports of sewing needles being found, 77 of which were in Queensland.

He said 15 of those were found to be hoaxes.

Sixty-eight strawberry brands were affected, including 49 in Queensland.

The contamination scares resulted in supermarkets pulling strawberries off the shelves, and tonnes of the fruit was dumped at the peak of the growing season.

PHOTO There were 186 reports of sewing needles being found.
Punnet of strawberries with a hand holding a small needle.
FACEBOOK: JOSHUA GANE
The Queensland and West Australian governments both offered $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible, while Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced tougher fruit-tampering laws that would see those convicted face greater jail time.

'I had to put 100 staff off': Industry still reeling from crisis
Suncoast Harvest managing director Di West said her business had to leave more than one million punnets of strawberries on the ground, after the original and a number of copycat cases sent prices crashing.

"We had to finish our season very early, by nearly six weeks, in our peak season because of the crisis in September," she told ABC Radio Brisbane.

"We had at least a million punnets of strawberries out there and we had to cease production straight away.

"There was so much copycatting and pranking going on that other farms, including ours, was being dragged into it."

She said there were still a lot of unknowns for her business moving into the future.

VIDEO 1:02
Farmers forced to dump strawberry stocks after needle contamination scandal
Donnybrook Berries forced to dump strawberry stocks
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"I had two separate agronomists tell us we had lost $1 million worth of fruit and that meant that $300,000 or $400,000 of that would have gone to workers' wages — and now that money hasn't been spent in the local economy," she said.

"There's flow-on effects — I had to put 100 staff off."
Grower Gavin Scurr from Pinata Farms at Wamuran said the arrest provided relief and peace of mind for fruit producers.

"It's certainly been a rollercoaster ride for us and hopefully something we don't see again in our industry," Mr Scurr said.

Queensland Strawberry Growers Association vice president Adrian Schultz thanked police for their work.

"We're just grateful that they pursued and continued to pursue their lines of inquiry and have come up with this result," he said.

He said he hoped the industry could move on.

"This should put a full stop to this situation," he said.

More on this:
Growers claim government agencies are creating 'hysteria' over needles
#SmashaStrawb: Social media lights up with inventive strawberry recipes
Strawberry contamination sparks federal investigation
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[JohnTan]

Fucking burmese! I should've known!

 

[borom]

other than issue of immigrants, there appears to discontentment over low/unpaid wages.
Look closer and you can see something similar and a volatile mix ?