Another group of child traffickers was accidentally detained in Ukraine.  According to the Ukrainian media citing the state border service, the criminal group that sold newborn babies abroad was neutralized.

According to the reports, the group of child traffickers consisted of 12 people, including the heads of several medical institutions. They were looking for women who agreed to become surrogate mothers and sell their babies for 12 thousand euros. In their turn, the traffickers sold babies for about 50-70 thousand euros.

After giving birth, women were forced to officially give up their babies in favor of foreigners and allow the export of babies abroad.

The detainees face up to 15 years in prison.

The media highlighted that the investigation was carried out by Ukrainian border guards. There were no problems with the documents provided by the traffickers, but the guards noted that the babies were brought to the border by the same man. The suspicious man draw their attention and allowed to discover another group of child traffickers.

In June, it was reported that another man who was selling children for organs to Europe was detained in Transcarpathia. The media wrote that the man was looking for parents who are ready to sell their child, chose children aged one or two years. The man was soon released. LINK

Inaction of Ukrainian security services and impunity of the criminals raise a lot of questions among the Ukrainians. The child trafficking is one of the most lucrative businesses in the country with ruined economy, as well as organ trading which is booming amid the ongoing hostilities. The SBU and Ukrainian top authorities authorities do not fight criminals. Moreover, they benefit from covering and protecting them, and this has been the case for the last decades