Christmas tree growers in County Wicklow have stepped up security on their plantations, following confirmation that a long-running garda operation to protect festive fir farms has been axed.
THE large-scale theft of Christmas trees was once a growing industry but has been chopped down over the past 10 years due to a special garda operation targeting the gangs behind it.
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