3 men arrested for stealing $300,000 worth of Avocado fruits

Southern California authorities confirm that three 
company workers have been arrested in the theft of up to $300,000 worth of avocados. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says they were arrested last week and charged with grand theft of fruit and are jailed for lack of $250,000 
bail each.

Detectives began investigating the men in May after g
etting a tip that they were conducting unauthorized cash s
ales of avocados from a facility in the city of Oxnard owned 
by Mission Produce.The sheriff's department says the company estimates the avocado loss at about $300,000.