Vietnamese caught smuggling tiger parts

Illegal goods: Border Patrol officials holding the confiscated tiger skin and bones while the suspect (centre) looks on at a Border Guard station in Quang Ninh province. — AFP

HANOI: A Vietnamese man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an entire tiger skin and tiger bones into China, police said in the southeast Asian country where illegal wildlife trade flourishes.

Vietnam is both a consumption hub and popular trading route for illegal animal products destined for other parts of Asia, namely China.