The stolen Merino ewe lambs. Image – NSW Police.

POLICE are investigating the theft of 70 Merino ewe lambs from a property at Weja, in central New South Wales.

The NSW Police Force’s Rural Crime Prevention Team said investigators from the Murrumbidgee Police District are investigating the theft of 70 Merino ewe lambs from a property on Weja Road, Weja.

It is believed they were taken from a paddock between Wednesday 15 December 2021 and early February 2022.

The ewes are tagged with yellow tags displaying Property Identification Code ND140162 and the word ‘CAMERON’. They are ear marked with two Ys, taken from the right ear.

If anyone can assist with this investigation, or you believe you know where these ewe lambs are, please contact Murrumbidgee Rural Crime investigators on (02) 6969 4299 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Source: NSW Police Force – Rural Crime Prevention Team Facebook page.