Guwahati: The police in Cachar district’s Dholai area have seized a truck loaded with cattle of Burmese origin.
As per reports, the truck was intercepted by the police based on specific inputs about the possible transportation of illegally obtained cattle.
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On searching the truck, the police found eight cattle of Burmese origin.
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A source speaking on the seizure said that the cattle has been suspected to have been brought in from Myanmar through Mizoram and was en route to Bangladesh.
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The source added that the cattle is estimated to be worth around Rs 25 lakh in the international market.
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One person has been detained in connection with the seizure and an investigation into the matter is being carried out.