They accessed the breeding farms and They slaughtered cows and calves, which they butchered in the same place and then sold the meat. These are two people who were arrested by agents of the Civil Guard and who are accused of several thefts of cattle committed on different farms in the region. Los Barrios and San Roque, in Cádiz.
The investigation began at the end of April, when the Civil Guard confirmed that there had been a increase in livestock theft on some farms in both places.
As the Civil Guard indicated this Wednesday, the situation created alarm among businessmen in the sector breeder due to the significant economic losses and damage suffered in his facilities and on his pillaged farms.
The alleged perpetrators have always used the same modus operandi: They entered different livestock farms at night, without any authorization and slaughtered cows and calves. Later, on the same farms, they cut up the animals to extract their meat without any type of health control.
The final objective was the sale of illegally obtained meat to different companies, an activity that generated significant economic profits and which they carried out without any type of health control seriously endangering people who consume it.
The numerous investigative efforts carried out by agents of the Roca Unit of the Civil Guard and the various surveillance devices carried out in the area made it possible to identify, in flagrante delicto, the perpetrators of the thefts when They left a farm in a vehicle in which they had just committed cattle theft.
The perpetrators of the events, surprised, began to flee and ignored the light and acoustic indications of the officers, exceeding the speed limit and endangering the safety of the officers and other road users traveling several meters. opposite direction and even climb the sidewalk.
After more than ten minutes of pursuit, the officers managed to block the vehicle and subdue the criminals, who responded with “a aggressive and violent attitude», as reported by the Armed Institute in a press release.
After subduing them, officers found a large knife in the vehicle, as well as a firearm and its ammunition, in addition to a tripod probably used to support the weapon and not miss the shot.
At the rear of the vehicle, two large backpacks containing some 50 kilos of meat approximately.
The perpetrators of the events were arrested for crimes of disobedience, attacks against law enforcement, crimes against road safety, against property and against flora and fauna. In addition, one of them was operated on five rifles and three shotguns.
