India, Dec. 28 -- A man from Florida was taken into custody this week for allegedly stealing hundreds of pounds of avocados from a grove in the Miami area, Fox News reported, citing law enforcement.

Edel Perez, 29, was arrested after deputies claimed to have seen him exiting a secured avocado grove carrying bags of avocados that were estimated to weigh approximately 400 pounds, according to the arrest affidavit from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

During the interrogation, Perez allegedly informed law enforcement officials that he was unemployed and wanted to sell the stolen avocados in order to purchase Christmas gifts for his two kids.

At approximately 3:10 a.m. on Monday, law enforcement reported observing a male individual clad en...