Big velvet theft
PA Invercargill About $50,000 worth of deer velvet was stolen during a burglary at Awarua, about 10km south of Invercargill, at the weekend. A freezer in a shed on a deer farm was broken into between 10 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. yesterday. Thirty bags of velvet were taken, said Detective B. A. Smart, of the Invercargill C. 1.8. The velvet was stored in plastic bags, which had no markings, he said. It was intended for export. Detective Smart said it
was the first big theft of deer velvet in Southland.
Most velvet from New Zealand is exported to Asian countries, where it is used for medicinal purposes.
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Press, 26 November 1979, Page 6
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