Trucker held for breaking sheep pox ban on transporting livestock

A truck operator has been arrested successful southern Greece aft being caught breaking a prohibition connected the section transport of livestock amid the sheep pox epidemic, authorities said Friday.

A constabulary statement said the suspect was stopped Thursday connected a road adjacent the birthplace of the past Olympic Games, successful Ancient Olympia, and recovered to beryllium carrying 16 sheep and goats without a licence from veterinary authorities.

Officials person forbidden immoderate question of sheep and goats – adjacent letting them retired to graze – successful areas afflicted by the sheep and goat pox epidemic that’s surged done overmuch of Greece since August 2024.

It’s portion of measures designed to incorporate the spread of the illness that has led so acold to astir fractional a cardinal animals being culled and is threatening the aboriginal of traditional livestock breeding successful Greece.

Police said the animals are being tested for pox. The truck was confiscated.