A businessman from Guangxi and his accomplices oversaw the killing of three tigers in three separate deals, state media says
theguardian.com, Wednesday 31 December 2014 03.57 GMT
A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported.
The man, identified as a wealthy businessmen with the surname Xu, organised three trips to the southern province of Guangdong last year to buy the tigers, which he then transported to his home region of Guangxi, Xinhua news agency said late on Tuesday.
Xu and his accomplices witnessed the killing of three tigers in three deals with the sellers, one of which was killed by an electric shock, the report said.
Xu and his friends ate the tiger meat and he was reported to have said: “If anyone asks, say it is beef, horse or big cat meat,” Xinhua reported.
He was arrested after one of his deals was recorded by someone nearby who reported it to the police.
The report did not say where the tigers came from, only that they were suspected of being smuggled into the country.
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