An on-going investigation by State Crime Command’s Major and Organised Crime Squad’s (Rural) into the alleged theft of piglets from a Pittsworth piggery in November has resulted in detectives yesterday charging a 29-year-old Margate woman in relation to three separate incidents of alleged stock theft from farming properties on the Darling Downs.
Police commenced their investigation after several piglets were allegedly stolen from a Pittsworth piggery on November 10.
On November 20 detectives executed search warrants at addresses in Margate, Banyo and Currumbin Waters. Four women – a 29-year-old from Margate, a 27-year-old from Nudgee, a 21-year-old from Alexandra Hills and later a 21-year-old from Petrie were arrested and charged with enter with intent and stock stealing, as well as biosecurity offences.
Various court dates for the women include Redcliffe Magistrates on December 11 and Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 13.
As part of the ongoing investigation detectives yesterday executed a search warrant at
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