Guwahati, Dec 10: In a crackdown against cattle smuggling, Assam police recovered 70 cattle heads near the Jorabat area in Guwahati on Saturday.

After getting input on illegal cattle smuggling, a team of Guwahati police intercepted two suspected trucks on the Jorabat route. On searching the trucks, the police found that they were loaded with 70 cattle heads.

On further investigating the cattle, the police found that they were allegedly undocumented and had no permits for being transported.

According to the police, they were meant to be smuggled into the Byrnihat area of Meghalaya.

The police, continuing with the procedure, seized the cattle and the trucks bearing registration numbers AS01FC4531 and NL01AB3849.

Sources said cattle smuggling has been going on unabated in border areas of Assam and Meghalaya.

Also Read: BJP Meghalaya stages protest in Shillong against Rs 300+ cr cash recovered from Cong MP

Also Watch

Find latest news from every corner of Northeast India at hubnetwork.in, your online source for breaking news, video coverage.

Also, Follow us on-

Twitter-twitter.com/nemediahub

Youtube channel- www.youtube.com/@NortheastMediaHub2020

Instagram- www.instagram.com/nemediahub