Overview

• A resident of Khasansky District was remanded in custody for 1 month and 23 days after prosecutors backed the detention request.
• Cases are being investigated under Part 1 Article 258.1 for illegal handling of a Red Book species and under provisions for attempted large‑scale narcotics distribution by an organized group.
• Investigators allege the tiger was killed near the village of Bezverkhovo in September for the purpose of selling its parts, and a middleman was detained on September 24 by traffic police.
• Traffic officers on the Razdolnoye–Khasan road found parts of a tiger carcass in a car trunk, and more than 87 kilograms of marijuana were seized in the case.
• Authorities are seeking additional accomplices and will set a pretrial measure for a second suspect shortly; the detained man claimed he found the remains, while experts say they belong to a young tiger likely killed in late summer.