A gang of 12 was sentenced in Nanchang for keeping nearly 40 people captive during a five-month period, and selling 23 kidneys for over 150 million yuan (about $2.4 million).
The team included a number of doctors and nurses, and they were operating across several provinces, according to China.com.cn.
Organ trafficking is a highly lucrative business in China, and there is compelling evidence that it is rife in the country’s prison and labor camp systems.
Translated research by Lulu and Mona.