5th January 2025 – (Ibaraki) On 21st December, farmers in Ibaraki, Japan, reported a significant cabbage theft from their fields, with over 3,200 heads of cabbage stolen. Authorities later arrested two Chinese brothers who denied any wrongdoing, claiming they believed the cabbages were abandoned and “picked them up.”
According to a local media report, the farmers noticed the brothers during a routine patrol of their crops, where clear signs of cutting were evident throughout the garden. By the time police arrived, the suspects had loaded eight stolen cabbages, valued at approximately 3,200 yen (about HK$158), onto a truck.
The suspects, aged 45 and 36, were identified as Zhou Chengqing and Zhou Chengyi. While they denied committing a crime, police are investigating potential links to other theft cases in the area.
Local farmers expressed their disbelief over such a brazen act, with one elderly farmer stating he had cultivated cabbages for nearly 50 years without experiencing such thefts. He lamented that he had intended to use the proceeds from selling the cabbages to buy a gift for his granddaughter, declaring, “This is professional crime, and I can never forgive it.”
Weather conditions have also impacted cabbage yields in Japan, leading to a dramatic increase in prices this winter. Market officials noted that extreme heat and insufficient rainfall have significantly reduced production in Aichi Prefecture, with prices now approximately three times higher than usual.
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