POLICE have recovered around 80 dogs believed to be worth tens of thousands of pounds and suspected to have been stolen in recent months.
Several dogs were seen being released on common land in an area near Briton Ferry, Neath, on Saturday, January 23. They were recovered by South Wales Police and have since been reunited with their owners.
On Sunday, January 24, Dyfed Powys Police officers attended at an address in Carmarthenshire where between 70 and 80 dogs and puppies were discovered at the property – with a collective value believed to be tens of thousands of pounds.
One person was arrested at the second scene on suspicion of handling stolen goods and is currently in police custody.