17 Nov 2010 - People do strange things for a few dollars. A man was arrested in possession of a
frozen tiger before he was able to sell the body of the endangered animal to collectors, Vietnamese state media reported. Pham Hai Nam told police he bought the animal for 600 million dong in the port town of Hai Phong and planned to sell it for almost double the amount. The 39-year old, who was detained by the police, also reportedly told the police the he would crush the tiger's bones to make traditional medicine if he failed to find a buyer. The animal, which weighed 150 kilos and 1,5 meter long has been given to the Museum of Nature for preservation. It is believed that the tiger was smuggled into Vietnam from overseas.
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