Police battle to control rustlers in Borolong

| Thursday July 3, 2014 06:59

Assistant Superintendent Tenda Mojumi of Ramatlabama Police has told Mmegi that since the since the beginning of the year, farmers in the Pitsane/Tlhareseleele area have lost 118 livestock to the syndicate.

“We have not yet identified where exactly they are selling the livestock, but we are aware that the rustling is perpetrated by a good market that side (South Africa). 

This is giving us a tough time to track where the livestock is being taken,” he said. He explained that they have engaged their South African counterparts to track the culprits.  Out of the 118 stolen animals, only 25 cows and two goats have been recovered. 

Mojumi said that the crime syndicates behind the rustling are well-organised and evade border patrols by police and soldiers. 

They cut the border fence to cross with livestock at night.

On the night of June 30, police and farmers thwarted some of the rustlers but made no arrests. “This is really rampant because the rustling is done by local people.  

“They seem to have established a market which they know is ready to take the loot and it is difficult to trace them because Interpol process sometimes delays the process, giving thieves ample time to cover their tracks,” he said.