Shillong

At least 26 cows were seized by the Border Security Force at the international border in Meghalaya s East Khasi Hills district today, officials said.

The cows worth more than four lakh rupees were seized from Betoli village while being smuggled into Bangladesh, a BSF spokesperson said here.

The seizure was made after the BSF intensified its operations on the Indo-Bangladesh Border to prevent trans-border crimes, he said.

The BSF personnel have also seized 103 cows, wooden logs, 795 bottles of liquor and other contraband items worth over Rupees 32 lakh while being smuggled out from India to Bangladesh on the Meghalaya border last week, the BSF official said.

PTI