Hanoi police Sunday found a local restaurant cooking more than 38 kilograms of wildlife bones during their inspection there on that day.

According to Dr. Pham Trong Anh from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, the batch also included a considerable amount of bones of another animal suspected to be tiger.

He had previously completed cooking two kilograms of wildlife bone paste and it had sold out, Hai told the police.

An investigation is ongoing.

Bones of wildlife like tigers and chamois are remedies in traditional medicine.

Reported by Thai Son