A woman has been arrested in Venezuela for offering a kidney for sale online: the suspect was arrested after illegally offering a kidney for $20,000 (€18,500) on an online marketplace.
The woman has been arrested in the state of Portuguesa, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William said. The suspect’s offer said the kidney came from a 15-year-old girl and was “in perfect condition”.
It is now being determined whether the woman is part of a “criminal network”. Saab has not provided any information as to whether it was a case of fraud.
Country is in serious economic crisis
The Venezuelan organ transplant program came to a halt in 2017. The oil-rich South American country has been in a severe economic crisis for years. Over the course of the crisis, the country’s gross domestic product dropped to that of Haiti, the poorest country in the region.
Source: Krone
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