Before that, at about 9:00 a.m. on December 21, 2023, at the home of Nguyen Tien Dung (born in 1973, residing in residential group 5, Tay Son town, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province), the District Police Investigation Agency Huong Son discovered and caught Dung in the act of illegally storing 5 dead tigers (frozen).
Dung admitted that he bought these 5 tigers from a Lao woman (name and address unknown) at the market area of Lac Xao town, Kham Cat district, Bolykhamxay province, Laos, for the purpose of using. .
After that, the Huong Son District Police Investigation Department prosecuted the defendant and ordered the temporary arrest of Nguyen Tien Dung (50 years old, residing in residential group 5, Tay Son town, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province) for the crime. "Violating regulations on protecting endangered, precious and rare animals" when storing the above 5 frozen tigers.
