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Guwahati: Assam police recovered 11 cattle in Kokrajhar and arrested one person after two raids. The operations targeted illegal livestock smuggling rings. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the local police for the arrests. Detectives are now mapping the entire supply chain. They want to catch everyone from the ground-level handlers to the big players upstream.
Police are tightening the net. On September 6, South Salmara officers intercepted a boat and seized 51 additional cattle. They caught one suspect during that patrol. This seizure hits hard because the riverfronts often serve as blind spots for illicit transport. The Chief Minister stated, "The latest action comes amid a series of intensified operations against suspected cattle smuggling across Assam."
Officers are patrolling both the highways and the water. These back-to-back busts follow similar enforcement wins in Dhubri. The state is making it clear. The hunt for smugglers will not stop here.
Updated at 8th September 2026 at 1:51pm
Beyond the cattle raids, law enforcement is hitting drug syndicates. Sribhumi police pulled 20,000 Yaba tablets off the streets in two separate operations, hauling in four suspects. The stash carries a street value of roughly Rs 2 crore. Chief Minister Sarma fired a warning shot to traffickers, telling them to think twice before moving their product into the state.
Meanwhile, the state shifted its focus to honor the late cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika. Tuesday marked his 100th birth anniversary, kicking off year-long commemorations. Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya and political leaders joined crowds at the Bhupen Hazarika Samannay Tirtha in Guwahati to pay respects to the man known as the Bard of the Brahmaputra. Prime Minister Modi credited the singer with carrying the spirit of the Northeast to the rest of the nation.
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