Three suspects aged between 22 and 30 were arrested on Thursday morning (July 27) after the vehicle they were driving in was stopped along the R602 in the Inkunzi area of Elandslaagte by officers attached to the Ladysmith Stock Theft Unit (STU).
The men were unaware that police officers from the Ladysmith STU were busy with an operation in the area.
The suspects were travelling in a bakkie which was pulling a trailer. Four cattle were in the trailer.
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The vehicle was stopped by the police officers and after questioning the men about the origin and ownership of the cattle, it became clear that they were in possession of suspected stolen property.
The three suspects appeared in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
They face charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property.
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