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Inside Pakistan’s horrific organ trafficking ring that sold hundreds of kidneys to wealthy
1 year, 5 months ago

Inside Pakistan’s horrific organ trafficking ring that sold hundreds of kidneys to wealthy

Firstpost  

Dr Fawad Mukhtar, the alleged mastermind of the organ-trafficking racket, used a mechanic as his surgical assistant. Mukhtar is accused of conducting over 300 illegal transplants at private homes – at times without his victims’ knowledge – and selling them to wealthy persons for up to Rs 28 lakh Police in Pakistan have busted an organ trafficking ring that removed …

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Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia
1 year, 7 months ago

Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia

The Independent  

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Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia
1 year, 7 months ago

Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade of human organs involving police and immigration officers who were accused of helping traffickers send 122 Indonesians to a hospital in Cambodia to sell their kidneys, police said Tuesday. Indonesian authorities arrested 12 people, including a police officer and an immigration officer, on July 19, and police will continue to …

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Black market in human kidneys grows to 10,000 operations a year
12 years, 9 months ago

Black market in human kidneys grows to 10,000 operations a year

Raw Story  

The illegal trade in kidneys has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving purchased human organs now take place annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organisation experts have revealed. "The illegal trade worldwide was falling back in about 2006-07 – there was a decrease in 'transplant tourism'," said Luc Noel, a …

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