Global News - April 2008
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Arrests made after a pair of disembowelled tigers are uncovered
Fri 11 April 2008 17:00 UK — Asia,Big Cats
Reports suggest that police in Vietnam have arrested a pair of smugglers after two disembowelled tiger carcasses were found hidden in refrigerators.
The Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) news agency reported that the two smugglers were arrested after environmental police raided two homes in Ninh Binh province, 100 kilometres south of Hanoi.
Tran Quoc To, a senior department official, said that the two carcasses weighed 265 and 245 kilograms and that livers and four skinned feet from other tigers were found in the properties.
"The houses are only the transit points for the animal smugglers," he added to the news agency. "Further investigation is under way to find out where the tigers were from and what other people are involved in the case.
"We haven't identified the feet yet, but they look like tiger feet. The ring must have smuggled more than two tigers."
Under Vietnamese law, people convicted of hunting, transporting or trading in rare animals could face fines of up to £700 and long jail terms.
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