Four men aged between 29 and 33 have been arrested in the early hours of Thursday, 01 February 2024 for stock theft by vigilant members of the Northern Cape Provincial Organized Crime Investigation Unit.
The members were conducting investigation duties and tracing of wanted suspects in the vicinity of Barkley West, at about 03:30 when they noticed a suspicious vehicle and stopped it.
All the occupants attempted to flee the scene and abandon their vehicle however, all four suspects were swiftly apprehended by the members.
Upon further investigation, eight pig carcasses were found in the loading bin of the bakkie. None of the men could provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the ownership of the carcasses.
All four suspects will appear in the Barkley West Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of stock theft.
