The arrest of three men who are expected to appear in the Vryburg Magistrates Court after they were allegedly caught transporting four goat carcasses in a hearse should remind police not to overlook hearses, towed vehicles, laden vehicles on breakdowns and other emergencies during their crime prevention operations, Premier Thandi Modise said on Thursday.
“Random searches of such categories of vehicle will assist to reduce stock theft and drug trafficking,” Premier Modise said in commending police for their vigilance.
“Anyone who transports stolen goods and/or illicit drugs at any time of day or night using any mode of transport should not elude arrest,” Modise said.
According to Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone, a routine police patrol reportedly noticed the hearse at around 1am on Tuesday and followed it but the driver ultimately increased speed when he realised that police were following them.
“It was when they stopped the hearse, which is from a funeral parlour in Huhudi near Vryburg, that police found four slaughtered goat carcasses” Colonel Mokgabone said.
The police interviewed the men and drove to the intersection of the Taung-Vryburg road where skins, four heads of goats and one head of a sheep were found in the grass along the road.
“It was then established that the goats and a sheep were stolen and slaughtered in Tshoseng village near Pudimoe. The meat and skins were confiscated by the police.”
The three were expected to appear in the Vryburg Magistrate's Court today.
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