Police close in on goat thieves

A POLICE investigation into the theft of 149 goats from a farm at Aroab has resulted in the arrest of a Namibian resident in South Africa two weeks ago.

Police recovered 77 of the stolen goats. The theft was reported at the farm Skanskolk near the Klein-Menasse Border Post, and the goats were reportedly taken across the South African border.Credit for the arrest and recovery was given to both the Namibian Police and the South African Police Service.The total value of the stolen goats was N$126 000, while the value of the recovered animals was given as N$53 000.*A 20-year-old villager from Okahao in the North was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing a cow from the Olishiya cattle post in Ongandjera.The animal was valued at N$2 500.The theft was reported at the farm Skanskolk near the Klein-Menasse Border Post, and the goats were reportedly taken across the South African border.Credit for the arrest and recovery was given to both the Namibian Police and the South African Police Service.The total value of the stolen goats was N$126 000, while the value of the recovered animals was given as N$53 000.*A 20-year-old villager from Okahao in the North was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing a cow from the Olishiya cattle post in Ongandjera.The animal was valued at N$2 500.