/ 20 November 2001

ALLEGED BODY PART TRAFFICKERS IN COURT

TWO men arrested for trafficking of body parts are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The suspects, a morgue worker and another man, were arrested at the Gale Street mortuary in Durban on Friday by the anti-corruption unit and the elite crime fighting unit, the Scorpions during an undercover operation. The operation followed information from the provincial health department about the series of illegal activities that were taking place at the mortuary. Police recovered R3 000 and the testicles and tongue of a person. The two men are believed to be members of a syndicate involved in stealing and selling body parts. – Sapa