Woman used social media to sell organs
Woman used social media to sell organs
Published on 04/17/2022 14:48
A woman, Marielys del Carmen Yedr, has been arrested in Venezuela for posting a $20,000 human kidney for sale on social media, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Saturday night.
“Following postings in which he illegally offered a $20,000 kidney through *Marketplace* … the whereabouts of one of the people who made such an offer was traced and it was possible to determine the content of the posting to check on his phone.” , the prosecutor said on Twitter.
Complaints about organ sales are circulating on social media via Facebook, which police say has also been used for fraud and other kidnappingrelated crimes.
The prosecutor accompanied his tweet with photos of the woman’s advertisement in the marketplace offering “a 15yearold girl’s kidney in perfect condition.”
It is not clear where the organ came from.
According to William Saab, the detainee, Marielys del Carmen Yedr, is charged with “charitable donation.”
The public prosecutor’s office is checking whether there is a “criminal network” behind such publications.