Police in Thailand discovered
16 tiger cubs in the back of a pick-up truck, after the driver tried to avoid a
highway checkpoint.
The driver told police he was
paid 15,000 baht (£300) to deliver the cubs from a Bangkok suburb to
northeastern Udon Thani province on the border with Laos.
Thailand is a hub of the
international black market for protected animals and wildlife parts, often used
for traditional East Asian medicines.
The driver could face a
four-year jail term and 40,000 baht (£800) fine on wildlife smuggling-related
charges.
The cubs were taken away to be
cared for by wildlife officials.
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