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Man smuggles 17 sheep in a taxi

Magaliesburg Police quickly tracked down 17 stolen sheep and found them in a taxi. They arrested one man.

April 13, 2022
Natasha Pretorius 1 minute read
Seventeen sheep were found inside the taxi. Photo submitted.

A 48-year-old man was arrested in Magaliesburg on Monday April 11 after being caught with stolen livestock inside a taxi.

Magaliesburg Police spokesperson Sergeant Kgomotso Mogwere explained that the arrest was made by Sergeant Kallie Luus from the Magaliesburg Police’s Rural Safety unit and Nicolaas Jacobs, a member of the Stock Theft Information Centre (STIC).

The taxi was found parked in a forest. Photo submitted.

Sergeant Mogwere said they received a complaint about livestock that had been stolen from a farm in Kaalfontein, Magaliesburg. Sergeant Luus mobilised the stock theft unit and a search was conducted on Carletonville Road and neighbouring farms.

They then spotted a white Inyathi taxi in the middle of the forest and found 17 sheep inside. The suspect was arrested.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the same taxi was linked to other cases of stock theft in Rustenburg and Klerksdorp respectively. Investigations are continuing.”

Magaliesburg Police station commander, Colonel Mawewe Vuma applauded the joint effort.

The 17 sheep were found inside the taxi. Photo submitted.

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April 13, 2022
Natasha Pretorius 1 minute read

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Clinton Botha

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.
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