Friday, April 9, 2010

Israeli Kidney 'Thieves' Arrested

Tel Aviv reported on Wednesday that six Israeli citizens have been detained on suspicion of running an international organ-trafficking ring and breaking promises to donors to pay for their removed kidneys.

Police also said that they prevented several would-be donors from giving up their kidneys, intercepting some at Israel's airport as they were preparing to travel abroad for surgery.

The traffickers offered up to $100,000 (£65,700) per kidney but in at least two cases didn't pay the donors after the organs were surgically removed, according to police...