Tiger's severed head seized during Thai fake zoo raid


A tiger being carried at the Mukda Tiger Park and Farm during a raid by authorities in Mukdahan in northeast Thailand. - AFP

BANGKOK Dec 5, 2020 (AFP): Authorities in Thailand found a severed tiger's head when they raided a fake zoo near the country's border with Laos that has suspected links to an illegal wildlife trafficking racket.

Officials seized five live tigers at the Mukda Tiger Park and Farm -- which have been sent to a wildlife sanctuary -- while other tiger parts were also discovered.

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