Three men have been arrested after attempting to sell stolen saddles at Makhanda.
Captain Mali Govender says the three men were arrested on Friday and two saddles were seized to the value of R30 000 and R12 000 respectively.
During the night of 16 and 17 January, brazen robbers entered a home on a farm situated on the Southwell Road, which forms part of the Crown River Safari and Nature Reserve, whilst the occupants were on the farm and stole property worth over R200 000 including the two saddles.
Captain Govender says that at 10 am on Friday, a local farmer who had been following social media after the unique theft had sparked interest, informed police that he had been approached by three men who offered him "Western saddles for sale."
He arranged to meet the "sellers" near a bank in High street, Grahamstown, at a specific time.
The local SAPS established a team which surprised the men when they drew a net around them when they arrived in a white Uno with the two saddles!
Investigators will use experts to establish the link between this recovery and the house breaking which took place on the farm.
The suspects are due to appear in the Grahamstown Magistrate's court early this week.
