Nguyen Nhat Hong, 37, and Nguyen Thai Chien, 27, were found transporting the tiger in a pickup truck from Nghe An to Quang Ninh Province.
The tiger found in the pickup truck
Minh admitted that he bought the animal from a man in Nghe An and hired Chien, the car owner, to bring the tiger to Nguyen Van Minh, in Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City. Minh then intended to use the tiger for bone glue production.
At Minh’s house, the police also detected tiger bones and skin.