In their latest operation against illegal activities along the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Border Security Force (BSF) stationed in Meghalaya rescued 46 cattle worth more than ₹8 lakh, which were intended for smuggling into Bangladesh, on Tuesday.
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.
In a major crackdown against cattle smuggling, three suspected Bangladeshi nationals were detained at Katigorah in Assam's Cachar district on Sunday night.
The BSF troops of 181 Bn of BSF Meghalaya seized medicines worth more than Rs 7 Lakh while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the International border of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
Cattle smuggling seems to continue in Assam despite stringent law. An activist, Bir Lachit Sena was injured in Assam's Kamrup district when he tried to stop the illegal cattle laden DI truck.
