Police officers were on routine patrol when they recovered nine sheep in the early hours of Sunday morning 5 January 2020, in Ventersdorp. That was after the police stopped a bakkie in town for a search. During the search, nine sheep of which the suspects could not account for, were found in the bakkie.
Consequently, the suspects, aged 51 and 29 were arrested for being in possession of suspected stolen goods.
They are expected to appear in the Ventersdorp Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 7 January 2020.
The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena congratulated the police for a job well done. He reminded all farmers and livestock owners to mark their livestock in accordance with the Animal Identification Act, 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002).
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