POLICE WARN MEAT FROM COWS STOLEN, SLAUGHTERED IN ST MARY WAS CONTAMINATED
PT MARIA, St Mary; Jan 7, 2026
Police are warning consumers against purchasing contaminated meat from stolen cattle in St Mary.
Specifically, the police say they are warning members of the public against the purchase of cow meat in Rose End, St. Mary and its environs. This comes on the heels of the slaughtering and theft of cattle that were in their final stage of pregnancy.
The North Coast Times was unable to determine if the police were able to confirm whether the contaminated meat could have gone outside of the area where the cattle were stolen and killed.
(This is an illustration, and these were not the cattle involved)
According to police assigned to the Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) in Area II, “reports indicate that a farmer tied eleven (11) cows on a plot of farmland in the community (of Rose End) and retired to bed. At about 6:00 a.m. on Friday, February 6, a family member who oversees the property went to check on the cattle and realised that they were missing. Two of the cows were discovered to have been slaughtered on the property. According to the police release, issued Saturday afternoon, February 7, 2026, one of those cows “was carrying a fully developed calf,” police said. It is estimated that the illegal slaughtering took place between 3:00 a.m and 5:00 a.m. on Friday, February 6. A Veterinarian who visited the scene also told the police that he had recently injected the animals with chemicals, making them unfit for consumption.
Citizens are warned to be on the lookout for cattle being sold at unusually low prices, as contaminated meat can cause serious health complications and even death, the police report said.
For police assistance, do not hesitate to call the Police Emergency number 119 or Crime Stop at 311.
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