Ex-head of Peru police arrested over baby trafficking ring allegations
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(7 Nov 2018) Authorities in Peru say a former head of the national police force is under arrest, accused of involvement in a baby trafficking ring. Prosecutors say that Gen. Raul Becerra is among 15 people suspected of selling babies and children taken from poor women. Authorities say that a gynaecologist and a paediatrician were also detained in early morning raids Tuesday in the industrial city of Arequipa, 560 miles (900 kilometres) south of Lima. Police Gen. Walter Ortiz says the suspected ring leader is Cintia Tello, the partner of the former police force director. Investigators say they raided 18 homes and rescued a 5-month-old baby. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c3383d7697d8ed9a2e4fa385ea3fcb9a
