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Customs agents discover invasive weed seeds in shipment at Port of Oakland

2013-02-13 21:17:20| Agriculture - Topix.net

In a first of its kind interception in the United States, a routine inspection of a ship docked at the Port of Oakland discovered seeds from capeweed, an invasive weed capable of wreaking havoc on the agriculture industry, officials said Wednesday.

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