Three horses stolen from ranch west of Hialeah. Police seek info to help find them

Three horses have been missing from the Triple R Range west of Hialeah for almost a month.

Miami-Dade Police are seeking information on the horses after an unknown suspect entered the ranch at about 7 p.m. on June 7 and stole them.

Triple R Ranch is home to about 50 horses, encompassing 400 acres, according to its website. It is located west of Florida’s Turnpike extension, in an area notorious for its role in a horse slaughterhouse operation. A man was taken into custody in 2016 for selling illegal horse meat was $7 a pound, running slaughterhouses located just three miles away.

Police have no additional information on the incident, and are encouraging anyone with knowledge of it to contact Detective C. Rodriguez at 786-218-8344 or 305-471-TIPS.

This story was originally published July 5, 2019 at 2:02 PM.