Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Three more culprits surrender in tiger theft case Thanh Nien News September 14, 2006 Three more men turned themselves in and police arrested another Wednesday for involvement in selling a gutted tiger stolen from a farm in southern Vietnam in June. Dinh Bui Son Lam, Tran Quoc Dat, and Tran Xuan Thanh, aged 21 to 26, who surrendered, were all from Dong Nai province, Tien Giang province police said. They were members of a gang led by Huynh Van Khau which had broken into the Dong Tam snake farm in Tien Giang, poisoned and disemboweled the tiger, and transported it to Dong Nai to sell to Pham Van Tuan at VND180 million (US$11,250). Police found the stolen animal stored in a fridge in Ho Chi Minh City. They also nabbed Loc Mang Phung, another gang member, bringing the total number of people held in custody for stealing and buying the tiger to 15. Khau had been arrested earlier. The gang was also involved in stealing 27 other rare animals in Dong Nai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, and Ho Chi Minh City. They had all pleaded guilty and would be charged with “violating regulations on protection of rare animalsâ€, the police said. Reported by Hoang Phuong – Translated by An Dien http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3 & newsid=20040 ................... Man arrested for buying stolen tiger in southern Vietnam Thanh Nien News October 2, 2006 Police in southern Vietnam have arrested a man for “consuming rare animals†after he bought a tiger stolen from the south and transported all the way to the central region at VND195 million (US$12,187). Police from Tien Giang province arrested Dang Xuan Loan for purchasing the tiger in central Thanh Hoa province while the animal had been stolen thousands of kilometers away - at Binh Duong province in the south - by Huynh Van Khau and his underlings early this year. Khau has been arrested, and is suspected to be behind other rare animal thefts including bears, crocodiles, deer, ostriches, boas, porcupines, and iguana in Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Lam Dong and Ho Chi Minh City. Reported by Hoang Phuong – Translated by Hoang Bao http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3 & newsid=20686 ................... Another 16 arrested for rare animal theft in southern Vietnam Thanh Nien News October 6, 2006 Police have arrested 16 more people associated with a tiger theft last June in southern Vietnam, bringing the total number of detainees under rare animal theft suspicion to 20. The 16 recently arrested are from Dong Nai province and all admitted to working under Huynh Van Khau to carry out over 30 rare animal thefts. They say they have stolen bears, crocodiles, deer, ostriches, boas, porcupines, and iguana in Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Lam Dong and Ho Chi Minh City. In a highly publicized case, Khau and accomplices broke into the Dong Tam Snake Farm in Tien Giang to poison, disembowel and transport a tiger to Dong Nai to be sold for VND180 million (US$11,250). Source: VNA – Translated by Hoang Bao http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3 & newsid=20892 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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