Nov 02 (NHK) - Police in Japan have arrested a Vietnamese national on suspicion of illegally butchering a pig in his apartment in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.
Tran Xuan Cong was arrested on Sunday. Police suspect he butchered a pig in the bathroom without the necessary permit between July and August.
The 29-year-old former technical trainee has already been indicted for violating the immigration control law. He was apprehended last month after police were tipped off about sales of pork and pears.
Police say the suspect's smartphone contained images of him cutting a pig to pieces in the bathroom.
The man reportedly told the police that he bought the pig via social media and he and his friends ate it after cutting it up with knives and other tools.
Police say messages left on his phone suggest his intention to sell the meat. Police are looking at the possibility that he planned to resell it.
Earlier, four Vietnamese were arrested in Gunma Prefecture, also on suspicion of illegally butchering a pig.
Police plan to investigate whether the incidents are linked to a series of thefts of livestock in the Kanto region, including Gunma and Saitama.
Source: FNNプライムオンライン
