'Pig sand' continues to be discovered, causing a stir in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - While dissecting a pig, Mr. Dong discovered a strange object suspected to be “pig sand” weighing 0.5 kg in its stomach. After investigating, he learned that this strange object could be worth billions of dong, so he kept it carefully.
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Mr. Dong and the strange object believed to be 'pig sand' |
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The object suspected to be 'pig sand' that Mr. Dong is holding weighs 0.5kg. |
On the morning of August 8, 2016, the family of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dong (50 years old, residing in Hamlet 8, Quynh Thach Commune, Quynh Luu District, Nghe An Province) organized an autopsy on a sow that died suddenly while in labor. During the autopsy, the family discovered a strange, cylindrical, hard object, about the length of an adult's hand, weighing 0.5 kg, located in the stomach. The outside of the strange object was covered with a layer of light brown hair stuck together, smelling like traditional Chinese medicine.
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'Pig sand' that Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dong's family found after dissecting a sow that died abnormally. |
After investigation, the family learned that the strange object called "pig sand" was worth billions of dong, so they kept it carefully.
Mr. Dong said that his family has raised a sow for more than 10 years, weighing about 150kg. While in labor, the pig suddenly died. When the autopsy was performed, 19 piglets were found to have suffocated and the above-mentioned object.
Hoang Hai