Two arrested for ‘stolen’ agriculture poison worth R430,000

Two suspects have been arrested in the Free State for possession of R430,000 worth of agriculture poison, believed to have been stolen.  

The suspects — both aged 40 — were arrested during a joint operation between crime intelligence, Welkom public order policing, Odendaalsrus stock theft and the endangered species unit on Thursday.

Free State police spokesperson Capt Stephen Thakeng said the “intelligence-driven operation” was conducted after the team received “information that the suspects had loaded the poison onto a bakkie and a trailer”.