Probes underway to uncover involvement of cops in organ trafficking racket, court told

 

Probes in progress to uncover if any other police officers are involved in the organ trafficking racket at the private hospital in Borella, Senior Deputy Solicitor General Dilipa Peiris told the court Tuesday.

This was conveyed when the suspect, who is said to be the main broker in the organ trading syndicate was produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya.He was taken into custody by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) yesterday.Appearing on behalf of the CCD, the Senior Deputy Solicitor General stated that this is a very peculiar case in the history of crimes in Sri Lanka.

He added that this racket, exposed by Ada Derana on November 21, 2022, was carried out by an organized group in a clandestine manner, targetting poverty-stricken people living in the city of Colombo.The broker had lured people aged 30-42 years, into giving away their kidneys by promising them a sum between LKR 5 million to LKR 12 million.