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Two officers from the Winterton SAPS are facing legal action for stock theft.
According to Captain Nqobile Gwala, a police spokesperson, on 13 December 2021, at 1 pm, the Estcourt Stock Theft Unit, assisted by a private security company, launched an operation in the Winterton area.
She claims that police received information about sheep stolen from a farm in Winterton between 1 December and 12 December 2021.
Following up on the information, police interviewed a 16-year-old and a 29-year-old Xolani Mazibuko about the stolen stock.
Armed with information, the police were then led to the home of Constable Nkosinathi Ngubane, a police officer stationed in Winterton.
The police team then went to the home of Constable Mlungisi Mshengu, where three stolen sheep were discovered in a chicken pen. “The recovered sheep were positively identified by the lawful owner,” says Captain Gwala.
As a result, the two police officers, the 16-year-old youth, and Mazibuko were arrested.
The suspects have since appeared in the Colenso Magistrate’s Court, charged with stock theft. They were granted R2 000 bail, and the case was postponed to 20 January 2022.
“This arrest is a testimony that we will leave no stone unturned when the crime is being committed. We will not tolerate police officers who are involved in criminal activities and hide behind the police badge,” Captain Gwala concludes.
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