More than 70 sheep stolen from Powys farmland, police say

More than 70 sheep have been stolen from farmland in south Powys, police have said after launching an investigation into the theft.

The Eppynt Hardy Scotch face ewes were stolen from two separate location in the Merthyr Cynog area towards Upper Chapel sometime between December 2023 and February 2024.

Dyfed-Powys Police's Powys-based Rural Crime Team said: "This is the latest in a series of sheep theft crimes reported recently, in the area around Eppynt common."

Police have asked anyone with more information about the theft to call 101 and ask to speak to the Rural Crime Team in confidence or report it online.