Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Five cattle smugglers were arrested and 44 bovines seized from them in Jammu district on Monday, officials said.

In a drive against bovine smuggling, police teams intercepted four vehicles at Akhnoor, Nagrota, Jhajjar Kotli and Khour areas in the district, they said.

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During the search, 44 bovines were rescued from trucks, police said.

The five accused -- Mohmmad Issaq, Mohmmad Safeer, Mohmmad Shafiq, Muzamal Maqsood and Maskeen Ali -- were arrested and cases registered against them, they said.

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