SAPS continues to clamp down on stock theft, with two more suspects arrested in December.
According to police reports, officials received intelligence regarding two men slaughtering cattle near the reservoir in Vryheid. SAPS proceeded to the area and the suspects attempted to flee the scene when confronted.
Police officials recovered two slaughtered cattle, a skin and two live calves. The suspects were then taken into custody in connection with the possession of stolen livestock.
The livestock found to have been stolen from a local farm and were positively identified by the owner through his registered brand mark. The animals were then handed back to him.
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Both suspects appeared in the Vryheid Magistrate’s Court on December 20, where they were remanded into custody pending further investigation.
SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombisani Jula said, “We will continue with an investigation to ascertain if the two can be linked to pending stock theft cases. Livestock owners are urged to ensure they brand their livestock. It helps the investigators to solve the cases and immediately hand back the recovered stock to a lawful owner. Many livestock remain impounded after they were recovered because of being unbranded.”
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