Four men accused of butchering a cow west of Mareeba are facing stealing charges.
It’s alleged that the group found a dead steer on the roadside near a cattle station at Rookwood on February 9.
They allegedly butchered the animal and transported the meat to addresses in Chillagoe.
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Officers executed search warrants on numerous homes in Chillagoe, seizing samples of meat for DNA comparison.
A 27-year-old Earlville man, a 34-year-old Mareeba man and two Chillagoe men aged 22 and 26 have been charged with stealing.
They are due in the Mareeba Magistrates Court on March 13.
