Members of KZN ‘stock theft syndicate’ to appear in court
Five members of a suspected stock theft syndicate are expected to line up in the Highflats Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The syndicate is accused of terrorising stock owners in Ugu and Harry Gwala districts.
Two of the suspects were busted with the carcasses of three cattle on the R612 road in Sawoti on the South Coast during a police search on Tuesday.
Further investigations led to the arrest of another five suspects who were in possession of three carcasses in Umlazi's J section.
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KZN SAPS spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says two suspects have already appeared in court, with the remaining five due in the dock on Thursday.
"The suspects were found in the act of washing vehicles which were believed to have been used in the commission of the stock theft.
"The two suspects who were arrested in Sawoti have appeared in the local magistrate’s court on Wednesday for possession of suspected stolen cattle and were remanded in custody. Their case was postponed to 28 November 2023 and was transferred to Highflats Magistrate’s Court.
"All seven suspects, whose ages range between 24 and 34 years old, have been charged with stock theft and have already been linked with cases in Msinsini and Highflats."
