The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel unearthed an international cattle smuggling racket in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district and seized 21 cattle-laden trucks.

The cattle-laden trucks were coming from Cooch Behar in West Bengal and the consignment was meant to illegally cross over to Myanmar.

According to the reports, based on intelligence, 24th Battalion of SSB had launched an operation with the help of police at Rangia area in Kamrup (Rural) district on Monday night and seized 21 cattle-laden trucks.

The trucks were coming from Cooch Behar in West Bengal with over 600 cattle towards to Guwahati.

The security personnel had arrested 23 persons and recovered 21 mobile handsets and other items in possession from them.

A top official of SSB said that acting on a tip-off the SSB had launched the operation with the help of local police and seized the cattle-laden trucks coming from Cooch Behar in West Bengal.

"We have arrested 23 people in connection with it. The consignment was completely illegal and had no papers," the SSB official said.

During the preliminary investigation, the arrested persons disclosed that the cattle were originally brought from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and the consignment was meant to illegally cross over to Myanmar.

Later, the arrested persons and seizure were handed over to police.

Asaam is being used for illegal cattle smuggling not only to Bangladesh but a new market for this illegal trade is emerging in Myanmar.