North West police arrested three men who allegedly stole a Nile crocodile from a farm in Hartebeesfontein.
Police spokesperson Colonel Adéle Myburgh said the men, aged between 20 and 35, were arrested on 20 April by Stilfontein Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit members.
"The suspects were arrested, and police also seized a vehicle used in the commission of the crime. The crocodile was then returned to its rightful owner," said Myburgh. In a separate incident investigated by the stock theft unit, a man who allegedly stole cattle was arrested on 19 April.
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