SPESIALE VEEDIEFSTALOPERASIE LEI TOT GROOT SUKSES
In onlangse maande is die kommersiële boere van die Ugie-, Maclear- (Nqanqarhu-) en Elliot (Khowa)-gebiede bedreig deur veediewe wat amok gemaak het in die gebied.
Die boere en lede van Agri Oos-Kaap/Oos-Kaap PO het na Agri OK uitgereik om op provinsiale vlak bystand te verleen en in te gryp, aangesien hierdie situasie drasties geraak het. Gelukkig het dieselfde lede gereeld veediefstalvoorvalle by die Agri Ops Koördineringsentrum aangemeld, wat Agri OK die nodige ammunisie gegee het om die SAPD met die probleem te nader.
Agri OK Voorsitter van Landelike Veiligheid, Coert Jordaan, het met die SAPD gereël om gedurende Junie ‘n spesiale veediefstalinisiatief in die betrokke gebiede uit te voer en dit was ‘n enorme sukses.
Die operasie het vir twee weke geduur en het gelei tot die terugvind van meer as 512 diere bestaande uit beeste, skape en bokke. Die totale geraamde waarde van die herwonne voorraad het reeds R2 700 000.00 oorskry
Hierdie operasie is met plaaslike veediefstaleenhede, SAPD-stasies en bykomende SAPD-hulpbronne gekoördineer, wat in die gebied ingebring is om te help. Dit het ‘n gesamentlike spanpoging van 12 SAPD-stasies en sewe veediefstaleenhede meegebring.
Agri Oos-Kaap/Oos-Kaap RPO wil die SAPD graag bedank vir die pogings, resultate en goeie eerlike polisiewerk wat tydens hierdie spesiale operasie gedoen is.
Ongeveer 124 stuks beeste, 167 skape en 221 bokke is tydens hierdie operasie teruggevind en óf geskut óf aan die regmatige eienaars teruggegee. Dit sluit die karkasse uit wat ook teruggevind is.
Onderstaande beeld van EarthRanger – die data-insamelingsinstrument wat gebruik word in die Agri Ops-koördineringsentrum wat 24/7 werksaam is om die lede van Agri Oos-Kaap/Oos Kaap RPO te help – die beeld illustreer die impak van die suksesse van hierdie operasie.
SPECIAL STOCK THEFT OPERATION LEADS TO MASSIVE SUCCESS
In recent months, the commercial farmers of the Ugie, Maclear (Nqanqarhu), and Elliot (Khowa) areas have been under threat with stock thieves running rampant through the area.
The farmers and members of Agri Eastern Cape/EC RPO reached out to Agri EC to assist and intervene at a provincial level as this situation has reached dire straits. Thankfully, these same members have been reporting stock theft incidences to the Agri Ops Coordination Centre on a regular basis, which gave Agri EC the ammunition needed to approach the SAPS with the concern.
Agri EC Chairman of Rural Safety, Coert Jordaan, arranged with the SAPS to conduct a special stock theft operation in the affected areas during June and which has been a massive success!
The operation ran for two weeks and resulted in the recovery of over 512 animals consisting of cattle, sheep, and goats. The total estimated value of the recovered stock has already exceeded R2 700 000,00.
This operation was coordinated with local stock theft units, SAPS stations, and additional SAPS resources brought into the area to assist. That saw a collective team effort from 12 SAPS stations and seven stock theft units.
Agri Eastern Cape/EC RPO would like to thank the SAPS for the efforts, results, and good honest police work that was conducted during this special operation.
Approximately 124 head of cattle, 167 sheep, and 221 goats were recovered and either impounded or returned to the rightful owners during this operation. This excludes the carcasses that were also recovered.
Below image from EarthRanger – the data collection tool used in the Agri Ops Coordination centre that operates 24/7 to assist the Members of Agri Eastern Cape/EC RPO – the image illustrates the impact of the successes of this operation.
