These shocking photographs show four tiny tiger cubs which have been frozen so they can be sold to make glue.

The glue, believed to contain healing qualities, is made from the meat, skin, claws and bone from the frozen animals.

Police in Nam Dinh province in ‪‎Vietnam‬ have arrested a wildlife trafficker, named locally as Pham Van Tu, 26, as he attempted to sell the cubs.

He claimed he purchased the cubs from a market at the border of Vietnam and Laos for VND2 million (£60), reports the Daily Express.

The trafficker planned to sell them for VND8 million (£250) after looking for a buyer on Facebook.

He is accused of being a member of a wildlife trafficking ring and has been taken into custody for questioning.