KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) is warning the public to exercise caution when purchasing beef following the illegal slaughter of eight cows in Clarendon between Friday and Saturday.

Reports from the Area 3 APB Team are that about 1:30 am Saturday, a farmer discovered that eight of his cows had been stolen. The animals were later discovered slaughtered near the PJ Patterson Highway in the vicinity of St Jago Road and Duke Street in Clarendon.

The perpetrators have not been apprehended, and investigations into the matter are ongoing.