608 held as police join forces on trafficking
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December 7, 2011, Wednesday
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CHINESE police in 10 provincial-level regions have jointly cracked two child trafficking gangs, arresting 608 suspects and rescuing 178 children, the Ministry of Public Security said yesterday.
Police in southwestern Sichuan Province first discovered that a group led by Cai Lianchao sold 26 children to other regions while dealing with a traffic accident in May.
In another case, police in southeastern Fujian found on August 11 that children were sold to the province by Chen Xiumei and other suspects with an "outsize" criminal group whose trafficking businesses expanded to several regions.
The two cases drew attention from the ministry, with Vice Minister Zhang Xinfeng acting as commander-in-chief of a special investigation team.
As a result of its findings, more than 5,000 police officers from 10 provincial regions took part in joint actions in the early morning of last Wednesday and seized Cai and Chen along with their child trafficking associates, said the ministry, adding that trials concerning the two cases are under way.
The ministry said that all the children rescued have been under the care of female police officers, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been notified to make temporary arrangements for them in nearby nursing homes before finding their parents.
"Police departments will continue to crack down on child trafficking and ensure that involved children are kept out of the reach of buyers," the ministry said.
Human trafficking is a serious issue in China.
Young women are kidnapped from poor southwestern regions and sold to rural families in faraway provinces, generally as partners for desperate marriage-age bachelors, while babies are trafficked to sterile couples not qualified to adopt children.
Official figures show that police across the country have broken up 7,025 human trafficking groups since a special campaign started in April 2009, with 18,518 children and 34,813 women rescued.
Police in southwestern Sichuan Province first discovered that a group led by Cai Lianchao sold 26 children to other regions while dealing with a traffic accident in May.
In another case, police in southeastern Fujian found on August 11 that children were sold to the province by Chen Xiumei and other suspects with an "outsize" criminal group whose trafficking businesses expanded to several regions.
The two cases drew attention from the ministry, with Vice Minister Zhang Xinfeng acting as commander-in-chief of a special investigation team.
As a result of its findings, more than 5,000 police officers from 10 provincial regions took part in joint actions in the early morning of last Wednesday and seized Cai and Chen along with their child trafficking associates, said the ministry, adding that trials concerning the two cases are under way.
The ministry said that all the children rescued have been under the care of female police officers, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been notified to make temporary arrangements for them in nearby nursing homes before finding their parents.
"Police departments will continue to crack down on child trafficking and ensure that involved children are kept out of the reach of buyers," the ministry said.
Human trafficking is a serious issue in China.
Young women are kidnapped from poor southwestern regions and sold to rural families in faraway provinces, generally as partners for desperate marriage-age bachelors, while babies are trafficked to sterile couples not qualified to adopt children.
Official figures show that police across the country have broken up 7,025 human trafficking groups since a special campaign started in April 2009, with 18,518 children and 34,813 women rescued.
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