“Unfortunately, it’s like the law enforcement people...
“Unfortunately, it’s like the law enforcement people trying to get a handle on the drug smugglers. We don’t have adequate personnel to plug all of the holes in the dike.”
--Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner E. Leon Spaugy, expressing frustration with the rash of agricultural pests--particularly the Medfly--in the county this year.
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