TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY CONNOR BARRINS Irish police officers James O'Donoghue (L) and Daragh McAvoy patrol a Christmas tree farm in Wicklow, south of Dublin on December 10, 2015. Fed up with roaming gangs stealing their Christmas trees, farmers and police in Ireland have turned to smartphones and helicopter patrols to ensure they can keep delivering festive cheer to customers. In mountainous County Wicklow, growers faced a crisis four years ago, with up to 2,000 trees a year being stolen, costing them up to 100,000 euros ($110,000) in lost revenue. AFP PHOTO / PAUL FAITH
NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, Ireland: Fed up with roaming gangs stealing their Christmas trees, farmers and police in Ireland have turned to smartphones and helicopter patrols to ensure they can keep delivering festive cheer to customers.
In mountainous County Wicklow, south of Dublin, growers faced a crisis four years ago, with up to 2,000 trees a year being stolen, costing them up to €100,000 (RM476,859) in lost revenue.
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