The South African Police Service urges famers to mark their livestock after arresting eight suspects in possession of 55 goats and 30 sheep in total on two separate occasions in the North West on Friday, 19 July 2024.
On the first incident, Klerkskraal police and Potchefstroom Flying Squad found 30 sheep and 18 goats inside two taxi vehicles after successfully bringing the vehicles to a halt. Both teams were responding to a tipoff of a suspicious vehicle on the N14 road between Ventersdorp and Carltonville in the early hours of Friday. Six suspects between the ages of 23 and 45 were arrested after failure to produce proof of ownership.
On the second incident, the Boons police patrolling members attended a Toyota Vehicle driving on the R509 road between Derby and Magaliesburg for suspicious activity later that day. 37 goats were found inside the vehicle during the police search. two suspects, a 30 and 38-year-old were apprehended with another two managing to escape after jumping out of the vehicle and ran off.
Police added that farmers should mark the livestock in accordance with the Animal Identification Act No 6 of 2002 saying court disputes are avoided when livestock is marked with registered brands as many are lost due to the failure of doing so.
The duo is set to appear in Koster Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 22 July 2024 for the possession of suspected stolen goats charge, while the six suspects will do so in Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday 22 July 2024 for the possession of stolen property.
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