Man cited for illegal ginseng possession

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          Indiana State Police cited a man in Greene County this week for illegal possession of ginseng.

          Monday just before 6, at a traffic stop on US 231 south of Bloomfield, Trooper Caleb Garvin was given a consent to search the vehicle.  He found freshly dug ginseng root. 20-year-old Caleb Hunter Truelove was cited in the incident.  State Police remind us about safe harvesting practices saying without following laws and limits, there could be significance loss to natural resources around the state.