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Five suspects arrested for stock theft in the Matlala area

Nine live sheep and two carcasses were recovered during the arrest

POLOKWANE – In a concerted effort to deal with incidents of crime head-on, radical strategies through joint operations by different police stations and units in various clusters continue to produce positive and meaningful results, says police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe.

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This, after a tactical intelligence joint operation in the Matlala policing area led to the arrest of five suspects. The operation was aimed at incidents of stock theft in and around the Seshego Cluster

“During this operation, five suspects were arrested for possession of suspected stolen stock and stock theft. Nine live sheep and two carcasses were recovered during the arrest,” Ngoepe said. 

Photo: Limpopo police

The Nissan hardbody double cab, which was used to transport the animals, was also confiscated.

“The suspects may be linked to other cases of stock theft in the Seshego and Polokwane clusters and will appear before the Matlala Magistrate Court, soon,” he concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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