{"id":3968,"date":"2025-09-24T14:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:47:53","slug":"fmd-clampdown-as-5-arrested-for-transporting-slaughtered-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/3968\/eswatini-daily-news\/fmd-clampdown-as-5-arrested-for-transporting-slaughtered-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"FMD clampdown as 5 arrested for transporting slaughtered cows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Delisa Magagula<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the arrest of five men from Ekukhanyeni who were found transporting slaughtered cattle amid the country\u2019s fight against the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).<\/p>\n<p>The arrests come as government intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak, which has already disrupted livestock movement and placed the beef industry under heavy restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a title=\"30 Arrested for defying FMD restrictions\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/archives\/2914\">30 Arrested for defying FMD restrictions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officials said transporting cattle or beef products without proper clearance poses a serious threat to national biosecurity and undermines on-going containment measures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3975\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3975\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PAGE-6-The-Minister-of-Agriculture-Mandla-Tshawuka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1329\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe situation requires maximum cooperation from communities. We cannot afford to compromise food security and the agricultural economy by allowing illegal movement of livestock or meat,\u201d said Minister of Agriculture, Mandla Tshawuka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a title=\"E38 Million earmarked for FMD Battle\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/archives\/3255\">E38 Million earmarked for FMD Battle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The suspects are expected to face prosecution for contravening FMD-related regulations, with the ministry warning that further arrests will follow as enforcement operations widen across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"3919\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FMD, which is highly contagious among cloven-hoofed animals, has already forced Eswatini to suspend certain exports and restrict livestock auctions. 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