SAI YOK, Thailand, June 2 (UPI) -- A Buddhist monk and two other men were detained Thursday while allegedly trying to leave Thailand's "Tiger Temple" with tiger skins and fangs, just one day after 40 dead tiger cubs were discovered inside a freezer at the animal sanctuary.
Thai authorities said operators of the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, located in the western Kanchanaburi province, were trying to smuggle out the animal contraband, which included two full-length tiger skins, 700 amulets made with tiger parts and 10 tiger fangs. Operators of the temple are accused ofwildlife trafficking and animal abuse. Buddhist monks and other workers on the site deny the allegations.