Chinese doctors held for illegal kidney transplant
October 16th, 2011 - 7:05 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Oct 16 (IANS) Three doctors have been arrested for illegally harvesting human organs in north China’s Hebei province, Xinhua reported.
According to a municipal official, a private clinic was raided Sept 22 after authorities received tip offs regarding illegal organ transplants that allegedly took place at the clinic.
Three doctors were caught red-handed while preparing for an operation to remove a kidney from a man surnamed Yang, the official said.
All the three doctors were licensed doctors from the city of Dezhou in neighbouring Shandong province, the official said.
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