Six men have been detained in eastern Germany for stealing almost kilograms of wild garlic bulbs, police said on Tuesday. The six suspects are between the ages of 26 and They are being investigated on suspicion of gang theft, police said.
Three of the suspects were held near Wermsdorf in the eastern state of Saxony after police noticed a strong odour of garlic in their car. Police found several shopping bags full of wild garlic bulbs and harvesting tools in the boot of the car. The others were subsequently detained on the outskirts of Leipzig.
The theft of wild garlic bulbs has been an issue for police around Leipzig for many years. Groups have been caught taking excessive quantities from protected areas, hoping to deliver the crop to customers in the catering trade. Strict rules apply to the collection of the plant, with only one bunch of leaves per person allowed and a ban on collection in nature reserves. The wild garlic season usually begins in late February. The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Poland against the enforcement of EU penalty payments for violations of the rule of law.
The European Commission had not violated EU law by collecting the amounts owed, it said. The fines date back to and are a result of a dispute over substantial changes to the Poland's judi. A video spread online shows an annual stone-pelting ritual in northern India, contrary to claims by social media posts that presented it as Hindu pilgrims attacking each other at the Kumbh Mela mega-festival.
The clip racked up thousands of views in posts sharing the misinformation, but it was in fact filmed in August , months before the start of the world's biggest religious gathering. German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become the country's next chancellor, was faced with angry protesters when visiting a hospital in the western city of Cologne on Tuesday. Critics accuse him of breaking the long-standing.
