AGRICULTURE NEWS - According to Jakkals le Roux, 241 sheep and 98 cattle worth R1,5 million were recovered. Four vehicles and one trailer were seized. These are three of the many successes that FSA and the Private Stock Theft Investigators initiative have achieved in their first four months.
Le Roux said the initiative flowed from the ever-increasing incidences of stock theft in the province.
“We realised that a community-based initiative was going to be needed to help turn things around. The Private Livestock Theft Investigators are made up of PSiRA-registered private investigators who focus on livestock theft. They currently operate under the leadership of Free State Agriculture and the private security company LGV in the Fezile Dabe district.”
FSA president Francois Wilken previously told Farmer’s Weekly that livestock producers suffered astronomical financial losses every year due to organised livestock theft. The situation was exacerbated by the SAPS’s limited ability and capacity to combat crime in the province.
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