By REGINALD KANYANE
3 October 2025- The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng said he welcomes the arrest of five police officers for alleged stock theft and possession of endangered animals. Morweng said detectives stationed in Vryburg, have appeared in court for allegedly stealing four sheep belonging to a local farmer.
He further said upon realising that four of his sheep are missing, the farmer checked the security cameras which then indicated the registration number of the vehicle in which apparently the stolen sheep were loaded. He added that investigations revealed that the vehicle belongs to Vryburg Detectives.
“Further investigation led the police to a house in Dithakwaneng village, outside Vryburg where a skinned carcass of a sheep was found.
“The three officers were then arrested alongside a local man at whose house the carcass was found. After appearing in court the three officers were granted
R1000 bail and the civilian was also released on R500,” said Morweng.
He said they will appear in court again on 11 November 2025. Morweng said in another unrelated matter, two officers stationed at Sun City Police Station, were arrested in an undercover operation in Pretoria for possession of endangered specifies.
“The two officers allegedly accompanied by two civilians were selling pangolins for R160 000. It was as they were concluding a deal with an alleged buyer when undercover officers pounced on them.
“Through arrest of police officers is regrettable this is nonetheless a further indication that no one is above the law. In order to clean the system and restore confidence of communities in law enforcement as a whole, we have to arrest those that contravene the law among our ranks,” he said.
Morweng said they welcome their arrest and applaud the police applying the law indiscriminately.
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