Vietnamese Man 'Nabbed With Frozen Tiger'

Pham Hai Nam told police he bought the animal for 600 million dong (30,800 dollars) in the northeastern port town of Hai Phong and planned to sell it for 46,000 dollars, according to An Ninh Thu Do newspaper.

The 39-year-old, who was detained in Hanoi on Monday, also reportedly told police he would crush the tiger's bones to make traditional medicine if he failed to find a buyer for the whole carcass.

The animal, which weighed 150 kilograms (330 pounds) and was 1.5 metres (five feet) long, has been given to the Museum of Nature for preservation, the report said. Read the full report here.

Source: AFP, Hanoi.