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Stolen van with slaughtered lambs found in North Battleford, Sask.

A stolen van from Edmonton with slaughtered lambs as cargo found abandoned in North Battleford, Sask. File / Global News

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – An abandoned van investigation turned into something more for Mounties in North Battleford, Sask. Police were called to a parking lot at 102nd Street and 13th Avenue on Wednesday for a report of a van with animal carcasses inside.

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Investigating officers determined the van had been stolen earlier in the day from a business in Edmonton.

The van was full of slaughtered lambs ready to be butchered. The value of the lambs is estimated at $40,000 by the owner.

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Mounties are asking anyone with information to contact them at 306-446-1720 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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