LIMPOPO – A 51-year-old man has been arrested after police recovered 14 cattle believed to have been stolen at a homestead in Mentz village, under the Mankweng policing area.

Members of the Polokwane Stock Theft Unit, Mankweng Task Team and the Polokwane Local Criminal Record Centre responded to information about suspected stolen livestock being kept at the property on Wednesday, November 11.

Police found the suspect in possession of the cattle. According to a press release, he was unable to provide proof of ownership and allegedly told officers that the animals had been brought to his property by two other men.

The two men were later traced but could not be found.

The suspect was arrested for possession of suspected stolen livestock and is expected to appear in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court.

Police are working to establish the ownership of the cattle and trace the two men allegedly linked to the animals.