Five tigers with their organs removed were found in a freezer.

(Baonghean.vn) - Raiding Mr. Cao Xuan Toan's house in Dien Lam commune (Dien Chau), the police discovered in the freezer 5 tiger carcasses with their organs removed but the skin still intact.

Tigers are preserved in the freezer. Photo: Nguyen Hung.

At around 12 noon on March 20, detectives from the Department of Police for Prevention and Control of Smuggling Crimes - C74 (Ministry of Public Security) presided over and coordinated with the Department of Police for Prevention of Environmental Crimes - PC49 (Provincial Police), and Dien Chau District Police to discover and arrest a ring specializing in supplying wild animals.

The location where these animals were discovered is the private home of Mr. Cao Xuan Toan (residing in Nam Lam hamlet, Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau). Here, the authorities discovered 5 dead striped tigers, with their skin still intact but their internal organs had been removed, in a frozen state. The total weight of the 5 tigers was over 500 kg.

Each individual weighs from 100-150 kg. Photo: Nguyen Hung.

The case continues to be investigated.

Nguyen Hung