Butchery owners warned against �hot� cattle

Stock thieves priorities cattle
Stock thieves priorities cattle

Police have vowed to be merciless against butchery owners who fuel cattle rustling by purchasing stolen animals, as stock-theft cases continue to rise across the country.

Police and butchery owners from Gaborone and surrounding villages, met at Tsholofelo Hall on Tuesday where the law enforcement officers stressed that the rules around the purchase and slaughter of cattle must be adhered to.

The aptly named anti-stock theft branch deputy director, assistant commissioner Emmanuel Dikgomo said police, overwhelmed by cases of stock theft, have discovered that these are mainly driven by butchery owners who buy and sell stolen cattle.

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