DURBAN - A teacher was in the dock in the Kokstad Magistrate's Court on Monday after he was arrested for having stolen livestock.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Nqobile Gwala said that on April 1, the Kokstad Stock Theft Unit conducted an operation in the Intsikeni area. There, they spotted a truck transporting livestock between Intsikeni and Franklin.
“The truck with three cattle was stopped and it was established that the cattle were stolen from a farm in the Franklin area. The stolen cattle were handed back to the lawful owner. The 51-year-old suspect was placed under arrest for stock theft,” Gwala said.
She said that in another operation conducted by the same team, commercial farmers and a private security company last week, 13 stolen cattle were recovered.
Gwala said that on March 30, 2022, at 4pm, the team intercepted three people herding 13 cattle in the Evatt area. It was established that the cattle were stolen in Intsikeni last month and were on their way to Lesotho.
“Three suspects. aged between 16 and 21, were placed under arrest for stock theft. They were also charged in terms of the Immigration Act as they were in the country illegally. The stolen cattle were handed back to the lawful owner. The suspects appeared before the Umzimkhulu Magistrate's Court on April 1, 2022. They were remanded in custody until April 6, 2022, in the Intsikeni Magistrate's Court,” Gwala said.
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