Farmers warned after Knighton sheep thefts
Monday 10th October 2011, 2:23PM BST.
Farmers are being targeted by thieves who have stolen thousands of pounds of sheep in raids on farms in Mid Wales. Eighty sheep were stolen from the Beacon Hill area of Knighton.
The theft took place between July and Friday, Dyfed-Powys Police said today.
It is the latest in a string of sheep rustling incidents in the region in recent months, with sheep worth thousands of pounds being stolen in the past 16 months.
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