Acting on a tip off, police last night tried to stop some trucks for checking but the smugglers sped away, after which the police team chased and caught them near Rajau police outpost, Superintendent of Police (rural) Brijesh Srivastava said.
As many as 53 cattle from three trucks were recovered and 10 persons involved in their smuggling were arrested, Srivastava said.
During interrogation, they told police that the cattle were brought from Faizabad district and were being taken to Rampur, the SP said.