#Spain arrests Lebanese “mayor” who tried to buy liver from poor immigrant
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Police in Spain arrested a rich Lebanese man suspected of trying to buy the healthy liver of a poor immigrant to receive it as a transplant, officials said Wednesday. They said it was the first such #organ_trafficking racket uncovered in Spain, which is a pioneer in advanced transplants and performs more such operations than any other country in the world. The 61-year-old, who was reported in Spanish media to be a Lebanese mayor, is suspected of approaching several immigrants, offering 40,000 euros ($55,000) for a liver, and finally making a deal with a Romanian. read more