Four Middle Eastern men have been arrested in western Sydney after allegedly killing sheep and stealing lambs from a farm near Orange, in country New South Wales.
NSW Police said officers from the Rural Crime Prevention Team commenced an investigation following the deaths of two cross-bred ewes and the theft of three cross-bred lambs from a property at Mullion Creek, in the state’s Central West, on December 14.
On September 9 investigators raided a home in Quakers Hill where they arrested a 32-year-old man, and allegedly seized 10 registered ammunition, mobile telephones and other electronic storage devices.
A second search warrant was carried out on the same day in Merrylands, where police allegedly seized six registered firearms, ammunition and mobile telephones.
On September 14 police searched a property in Little Hartley, west of the Blue Mountains, and allegedly seized a knife, and the following day raided a home in Wiley Park, arresting a 36-year-old man and allegedly seizing six firearms, ammunition and electronic devices.
On Monday a 51-year-old man was arrested at Granville Police Station, and on Tuesday a 26-year-old man was arrested at a home in Schofield, where police allegedly seized a firearm, ammunition, mobile telephones, and other electronic storage devices.
Four Middle Eastern men have been arrested in western Sydney after allegedly shooting sheep and stealing lambs from a farm in country NSW.
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All four men, who have Middle Eastern names, were granted conditional bail after being charged with cattle theft offences. In NSW criminal law “cattle” refers to all kinds of livestock.
The 32-year-old was charged with kill cattle with intent to steal (five counts), kill, hunt, shoot, poison etc. animal in a forestry area, possess or discharge a firearm in a forestry area, and not keep firearm safely (not pistol/prohibited firearm). He will face Orange Local Court on November 26.
The 36-year-old was charged with kill cattle with intent to steal (five counts), kill, hunt, shoot, poison etc. animal in a forestry area, and holder of Category A or B licence not have approved storage. He will face the same court on November 19.
The 51-year-old man was charged with kill cattle with intent to steal (five counts), kill, hunt, shoot, poison etc. animal in a forestry area, and possess or discharge a firearm in a forestry area. He will appear in Parramatta Local Court on December 2.
The 26-year-old man was charged with kill cattle with intent to steal (five counts), and kill, hunt, shoot, poison etc animal in a forestry area (two counts). He will face Orange Local Court on November 26.
Header image: Left, one of the men being arrested. Right, some of the allegedly seized firearms (NSW Police).
