Continuing its operation against illegal cattle smuggling, Guwahati City Police have rescued and seized 85 cattle heads and arrested three cattle smugglers in Assam, said police on Wednesday.
"We cordoned the entire area and seized 51 cattle heads including two cows and 49 buffaloes from the area and arrested 24 persons who were involved in cattle smuggling. It is one of the biggest successful operations," ASP Faruk Ahmed said.
Based on secret information the police team of Jorabat police intercepted a truck going towards Meghalaya on Sunday morning in the Jorabat area and during the search, the team recovered 61 cattle heads from the vehicle.
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday recovered 22 cattle heads and detained three persons in Assam's Karimganj district along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
"We have recovered 24 cattle heads from the truck. The truck was coming from the Borghat area," Ramani Kanta Das, a police officer of the Nagaon district said.