Revealing clues to billion-dollar kidney trafficking ring
Under pressure to pay off debts from "gangsters" to do business, P. immediately sold his kidney and met C. who was in the same situation as him. Gradually, the couple started "doing business", finding people who wanted to buy and sell kidneys to hook up and take middleman money.
The Investigation Police Agency - Hoan Kiem District Police has issued a decision to temporarily detain NVC, born in 1980, residing in Phu Tho and NTP, born in 1988, residing in Hai Phong for the act of buying and selling human body parts, as prescribed in Article 154 of the Penal Code.
NTP confessed that in 2021, due to business bankruptcy, and frequent creditors who were "gangsters" coming to his house to collect debts and throwing dirty substances to put pressure, P. went online to find people who wanted to buy kidneys to sell.
In August 2021, P. went to sell his kidney and met NVC, who was in the same situation as him. However, due to C.'s poor health, the surgery was not possible. The two kept in touch afterwards. Around the end of 2022, P. and C. reconnected and became intermediaries in kidney trading.
The two found Mr. TVH, born in 1990, residing in Thanh Son district, Phu Tho province, who wanted to sell a kidney, so they contacted this person to broker the deal. P. guided Mr. H. to Viet Duc Hospital for examination and the results were good, meeting the conditions, so they agreed to buy a kidney for 420 million VND.
During the time waiting for the kidney transplant, C. and P. will provide food, accommodation and pay for the kidney seller's health check-ups. When he is on the operating table, they will transfer the money to him.
Also through social networks, C. and P. found a kidney buyer, Ms. LTT, born in 1983, residing in Hanoi, who wanted to buy a kidney for her sister's transplant. After the hospital's screening test, it was determined that Mr. H.'s kidney was suitable, so C. "bargained" to sell it for 1 billion VND.
On January 9, 2023, the kidney transplant between Mr. H. and Ms. T. was successfully performed. After that, Ms. T. transferred money to C.'s bank account. Upon receiving the money, C. paid the kidney seller 420 million VND as initially agreed, and gave P. a brokerage fee of 275 million VND.
Upon receiving the information, the Criminal Police Team - Hoan Kiem District Police coordinated with Hang Bong Ward Police to investigate, verify, arrest NVC and NTP, and continue to investigate and identify those involved in the case.
