Picture: The carcass of the allegedly stolen sheep/Supplied
By BAKANG MOKOTO
Two men were arrested for stock theft after they were allegedly found in possession of stolen sheep meat at Lukwanyusweni Township, near Philipstown on Monday. It is alleged that the Philipstown police received a tip-off about the suspects, who were in possession of stolen sheep meat.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Timothy Sam said the police operationalized the information and searched the house. Sam said they allegedly found a full sheep in the freezer of which a reasonable explanation could not be provided.
“Two men were arrested and charged for possession of alleged stolen property. They will appear at the Phillipstown Magistrate’s Court on 25 October 2023.
“In an unrelated case, the Victoria West police received a tip-off of stock theft in progress. They operationalized the information and found the suspects busy slaughtering a goat, and they could not give a satisfactory explanation as to the ownership of the carcass in their possession,” he said.
Sam further said the two men were arrested and charged for stock theft. He added that they will appear in the Victoria West Magistrate’s Court 25 October 2023.
Meanwhile, The Pixley Ka Seme District Police Commissioner, Major General Nomana Mtukushe thanked the public for providing information to the police. She cited that stock theft has dire consequences on food security, jobs and livelihoods on the farming community and the public in general.
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