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Uzbek couple arrested in Russia for attempt to sell newborn child
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 20 May 2014 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Uzbek couple arrested in Russia for attempt to sell newborn child, 20 May 2014, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/53a13a3b1b.html [accessed 3 January 2017] |
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May 20, 2014
Police in Russia's southwestern city of Volgograd have arrested an Uzbek couple for attempting to sell their newborn daughter.
Russian Interior Ministry says a 29-year-old Uzbek woman and her 21-year-old partner, also an Uzbek national, were arrested on May 19 after they sold their daughter for 400,000 rubles ($11,500).
Last month, police in Moscow region arrested another couple from Uzbekistan for attempting to sell their 18-month-old son and a newborn daughter for 1 million rubles ($28,900).
In February, two Uzbek women were arrested in Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburg, on charges of attempting to sell a newborn child for 80,000 rubles ($2,300) to an undercover police officer.
Based on reporting by Interfax and v1.ru
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
