Three suspected hare coursers arrested, dog and car seized after ending up in ditch
5th January 2024 Lincolnshire
Organised crime targeting isolated farmers - Northern Ireland
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland has risen to £2.5 million in the last year, as criminal gangs continue to cash in on what they see as ‘easy money’.
Commenting on the concerning trend, Stephen Browne from Sixmilecross, Ulster Farmers’ Union Mid Ulster chairperson, said, “As agricultural technology develops and the value of farm machinery increases, so too do the chances that somebody will see it as easy money,” said the Sixmilecross man, speaking with the UlsterHerald earlier this week.
