12 Sep 2016

Police search property in hunt for 500 missing cows

2:34 pm on 12 September 2016

Police have searched an Ashburton property in relation to the reported theft of 500 cows in the area, and say inquiries are continuing.

The cows, worth about $800,000, were reported stolen from a mid-Canterbury farm over two weeks ago.

The police said they searched the address on Friday 9 September but no arrests were made.

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