Jammu: Police on Saturday claimed to have foiled three bovine smuggling bids and rescued twenty six bovines in Rajouri district of jammu division of the state.

According to police officials a police on Thanamandi road intercepted a mini-truck driven by Mohd Shabir son of Mohd Latif and 14 bovine animals were found loaded.

“Similarly, another mini-truck bearing registration number JK14C-1628 driven by driver namely Mohd Shabir son of Mohd Latif was also intercepted at naka point and during the search of the vehicle, 10 bovine bovine animals were found loaded,” he said.

Police said that driver smugglers have been arrested.

Another police team from Nowshera police station arrested a person namely Khurshid Ahmed son of Mohammad Ismail resident of Rani Badetar and rescued 02 bovine animals from his possession.