The bakkie that was pulled over by Magaliesburg Police. Photo submitted.
A 34-year-old man was arrested by the Magaliesburg Police for being in possession of suspected stolen livestock early on Monday morning, March 21.
Their spokesperson Sergeant Kgomotso Mogwere said the arrest was made at about 01:30 during a stop-and-search.
“Sergeants Mphaya Maluga, Elizabeth Lephuthing and Sam Nhlapo spotted a white Isuzu bakkie travelling on the R24-Rustenburg Road and stopped it at Seekoeihoek in Magaliesburg.
They found six goats in the back of the bakkie. Preliminary investigations revealed that the goats were stolen in Rustenburg, and investigations are ongoing.”
The suspect is set to appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrates’ Court.
Magaliesburg Police station commander Lieutenant Colonel Mawewe Vuma applauded the three officers for their vigilance and acting swiftly.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the goats were stolen in Rustenburg. Photo submitted.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
