Outrage over men who stole a steer and put it in the trunk of a Twingo in Huila

EL TIEMPO managed to communicate with the Huila authorities, who confirmed what happened and They thanked the community in the area because thanks to the quick information allowed the capture of the men present during the theft of the cattle.

The Police Commander in the department of Huila, Colonel Carlos Eduardo Téllez Betancourt, told this media outlet that the capture of two men, recovery of the stolen livestock and the immobilization of a Twingo car and a motorcycle.

“Timely information from the community allowed the uniformed officers to initially intercept a motorcycle, which was driving a vehicle, in which, “The uniformed officers found a steer tied by its legs in the trunk of the Twingo car.”says the Huila Police.

It is also known that the two men, whose identity is unknown, were placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office, as presumed responsible for the crime of rustling.

Likewise, the authorities told EL TIEMPO, The main purpose of this type of theft is to commercialize the animal’s meat illegally.this crime is known as rustling.

According to what the victim told the authorities, This was not the first time that cattle were stolen from his farm.for which he was grateful to the National Police for the recovery of the sheep, which is valued at more than 1 million pesos.

“With this procedure, there are now 4 men that we have captured for this same crime and using the same modality for cattle theft,” added Colonel Carlos Téllez, commander of the Huila Police Department.

Likewise, the Huila Police told EL TIEMPO that this is not the only case of livestock theft that has occurred in this modality, since a few days ago a vehicle was seized in the municipality of Pitalito, where Two sheep were being mobilized tied to the inside of a high-end truck.

“They were immediately captured and taken to the facilities of the Criminal Investigation Section, where the automotive expert was able to determine that the chassis of the vehicle does not correspond to the original,” said the Colonel.

The Law 1944 of 2018under which Law 599 of 2000 is modified and the criminal types of rustling and aggravated rustlingmentions that this crime is punished in the following way:

“Whoever appropriates for himself or another fully identified species of bovines, horses, and swine, will incur a prison sentence of sixty (60) to one hundred twenty (120) months and a fine of twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) minimum wages. “monthly legal regulations in force”.

“Whoever, to carry out the conduct of rustling, uses a motor vehicle, movable and immovable property, these will be subject to forfeiture of ownership under the terms of Law 1708 of 2014,” he adds.