Turkey: Illegal Organ Transplant Busted By Police In Istanbul

A network of individuals from Jordan and Syria discovered to be involved in illegal organ trafficking in Istanbul were apprehended in a law enforcement operation, Turkish police said on Tuesday.

Six individuals who came to sell their organs or receive transplants were imprisoned, while five members of the network were apprehended during the operation.

While closely scrutinizing the hospital's records, it was discovered that a significant number of foreign nationals received organ transplants with forged documentation.

Three groups were prepared for transplants, according to the results of the police investigations. The suspicious individuals were apprehended and taken into custody.

Police also discovered that a Jordanian had agreed to donate his kidney for $12,000 to another Jordanian and had been waiting for a suitable recipient at a location in Esenyurt for four days.

All of the individuals participating in the exchange of organs as well as the suspects who were apprehended were brought to the police station for interrogation.