Tarek William Saab, attorney general of the government of Nicolás Maduro, announced the arrest of a woman who was offering a kidney in the Facebook Marketplace virtual store.
On his Twitter account, the head of the Public Ministry shared the details of the arrest.
He indicated that the detainee was identified as Marielys del Carmen Yedra. The woman was offering a kidney in exchange for $20,000. This was confirmed by Saab.
The detainee was charged with the crime of donation for profit.
one) #apprehended in Portuguese Marielys del Carmen Yedra to be #imputed for him @MinpublicoVEN: After publications in which they illegally offered through *Marketplace* a kidney for the amount of $20,000 pic.twitter.com/cNykzePnrB
— Tarek William Saab (@TarekWiliamSaab) April 17, 2022
The attorney general explained that the capture was achieved after determining the location of one of the people who made these types of offers on the platform. In addition to this, they verified the content of the publication made on their phone.
“The Public Ministry is investigating whether it is a criminal network,” he added.
Kidney sale on Marketplace: new business?
This week a complaint by the rescuer went viral on social networks delmiro neighborhoodwho posted Marketplace posts on his Twitter account selling kidneys for high dollar amounts.
“According to what they tell me by DM (direct message), there are a lot of ads where they offer kidneys on this page. One of the posts even reads ’15-year-old girl’s kidney in perfect condition’,” she wrote.
Now on the Marketplace page they sell kidneys, yes, just as they read it.
As indicated by DM there are a lot of ads where they offer kidneys on this page.
One of the posts even reads “Kidney of a 15-year-old girl in perfect condition.” pic.twitter.com/gznE7ONqrU
– Delmiro De Barrio (@DelmiroDeBarrio) April 15, 2022
