Black market meat warning as thieves steal livestock worth £3m

Thieves have stolen livestock worth £3 million in the last year, with some animals butchered in farmers’ fields and the meat then sold on the black market.

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Thieves have stolen livestock worth £3 million in the last year, with some animals butchered in farmers' fields and the meat then sold on the black market. Large-scale sheep thefts, where rustlers steal...

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