The indictment says that the ring exploited the desperate condition of sick people and called it a "form of modern slavery." The traffickers allegedly offered up to $100,000 per kidney but in at least two cases did not pay the donors, who were sought through advertisements and then flown from Israel to Europe, South America or Southeast Asia, where the organs were extracted in illegal procedures.
Webmaster's Commentary: Remember when that Swedish newspaper ran a story about Israeli organ traffickers and the screeches of "Anti-Semite" and "blood libel" hurled at the reporter? Well, in hindsight, guess who was telling the truth, and who the lies!
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