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Kidney Transplant Racket Busted: 5 Held, Assets Seized
23 Oct
Summary
- Organized gang performing illegal kidney transplants busted in Islamabad.
- Five individuals arrested, with properties worth Rs87.5 million seized.
- Illegal transplants conducted in residential houses without medical licenses.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel, in collaboration with the Human Organ Transplantation Authority (HOTA), have successfully busted an organized gang involved in illegal commercial kidney transplants. The operation in Islamabad's PWD Society resulted in the arrest of five individuals.
Authorities seized Rs1 million in cash and froze properties valued at Rs87.5 million. Three vehicles were also impounded. The gang operated without medical degrees, conducting transplants in residential houses and illicitly arranging necessary medical tests through third-party hospitals.
Recipients paid substantial amounts, with one case involving Rs3 million. Agents arranged donors, promising them a fraction of the payment while pocketing the rest as commission. The network included doctors, nurses, and various other facilitators.
Properties purchased with proceeds from these illegal activities have been frozen. Further investigations are underway to apprehend remaining members of the network and address money laundering aspects.
