VietNamNet Bridge - A man was arrested while transporting a frozen tiger in a small truck on November 15.

The man, named Pham Hai Nam, 39, told police he bought the animal for 600 million dong (US$30,800) in the port city of Hai Phong and planned to sell it for $46,000.

He also declared that 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 and was 1.5 meters long, has been given to the Museum of Nature for preservation.

It is said that the tiger was smuggled into Vietnam from overseas.

Tigers have been threatened by rapid urbanization and being hunted for fur and body parts used in traditional medicine.

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