Couple held over chrysanthemum theft near Shanghai Disneyland
Police officers said it was not the first time since September that people had been caught stealing the chrysanthemum plants, which city authorities have planted in flower beds along main roads in Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone, where the Disney theme park is located, the news portal Thepaper.cn reported.
More than 10 suspects have been detained in connection with the crime, the report said.
The flowers stolen by the couple at the time they were caught were estimated to weigh about 150kg, the report said.
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