Staff Correspondent

SHILLONG: The BSF seized 208 cattle along the international border in Meghalaya on Wednesday. The cattle were meant for smuggling into Bangladesh.

Acting on a tip-off, the BSF carried out a special search operation in Kuliang Forest close to the international border. During the operation the force seized 164 cattle which were concealed in the jungle for smuggling into Bangladesh. It is learnt that these cattle were earlier seized by BSF and which were auctioned close to the border and were again recycled for smuggling into Bangladesh. The BSF troops on the same day seized 44 cattle in various other operations along the international border. The total seizer on 26 th Dec was worth Rs 32.7 Lakhs.

The disposal of seized cattle is a headache and the auction process needs to be amended. In many instances the seized cattle are not taken over by the authorities in spite of accepting the seizure memo and the cattle are kept at the border ou posts. Presently, 1,327 cattle are kept in various BOPs awaiting auction and during the current year 1,124 cattle have died due to poor basic amenities.

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