Already this year, it seems like we’ve heard it all: cattle theft, poultry heists, and even “tree rustling.” Now, Louisiana law enforcement is asking for help locating potential thieves of over $16,000 worth of herbicides from a Colfax farm.
The chemicals were removed from storage tanks off Highway 158. The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Department said, “$16,000 is a lot of money to lose in literally a few minutes.”
According to reports, farm workers found that someone had tampered with the valves of two containers holding the pesticides glufosinate and glyphosate. Officials believe that while some of the pesticides were spilled on the ground, the remaining missing pesticides were stolen.