South Africa: Northern Cape Campbell Stock Theft Unit Have Arrested 11 Suspects for Stock Theft

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The SAPS Stock Theft Unit are investigating a case of stock theft after seven (7) sheep were stolen and slaughtered in Campbell. The sheep were stolen from a farm situated near Campbell. On Thursday, 18 December at approximately 13:30 Campbell Police followed up on information and arrested seven (7) minor boys and two (2) adult males for stock theft. Further investigations led police to slaughtered sheep found in a veldt and some of this meat was also confiscated from several houses in Campbell. The value of the stolen sheep is approximately R7000, 00. Almost 30 sheep were stolen from the same farmer during recent months; hence police will look at possibly linking the suspects to previous theft cases at the farm. The minors are between the ages of 15 and 17 and were released in the custody of their parents. The two adult males, aged 19 and 37 respectively will remain in custody.

In a separate incident the same policemen from Campbell followed up on information and managed to arrest two male suspects on a farm near Schmidtsdrift. On Friday, 19 December 2014 at approximately 08:00, police followed up on leads and arrested two men. Schmidtsdrift is a small township situated approximately 10km outside Campbell. The two men are both aged twenty and originally from Lesotho. The police retrieved 14 goats which has a street value of R14 000, 00 and returned the stock to their original owner. All the suspects should be appearing in the Douglas Magistrates' Court soon.

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