EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Two Russian men were detained for smuggling bear paws across the border in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Chinese customs authorities said.<br/> <br />Officials said during a check of a worn minivan, they discovered dozens of bear pays hidden within the tires.<br/> <br />A total of 213 bear paws were found, worth about 2.8 million yuan. At present, two Russian nationals have been detained.<br/> <br />Bear paws are considered a delicacy in some parts of China and are used in traditional Chinese medicine.<br/> <br />Brown bears are on China's second-class state protection list and hunting them or trading their body parts is illegal.
