2 Ky. men charged with stealing ginseng in Md.

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FRIENDSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two Kentucky men have been charged with trying to steal more than $5,000 worth of ginseng root from a garden in western Maryland.

Maryland state police say the attempted theft occurred early Saturday morning in Friendsville. Police say troopers arrived at the scene to find two men in the act of digging up a large amount of ginseng.

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