SAPS endeavours to prevent and investigate stock theft continues to yield positive results.
A total of fifteen goats and two sheep were recovered on 9 December 2020 at Mpehle locality in the Sulenkama policing area in a combined intelligence driven operation supported by members from Maluti Stock Theft Unit.
Positive information was followed up that led to a certain homestead where 15 goats and 2 sheep, suspected to have been stolen, were found abandoned inside an old hut.
Police call on livestock owners who have missing stock to contact Captain Mochoao attached to Maluti Stock Theft Unit on 072 580 2496 to assist in identifying the stock.
The Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga Commissioner commended the members for the recovery of the suspected stolen livestock. “Stock theft remains a priority in the Province. Recovery of stock is always applauded as stock represents the livelihood of many citizens in our province”, she said.
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