Greece: 7 arrested in illegal adoption ring

Published September 24, 2014 1:54pm ET



ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police say seven people have been arrested in northern Greece for allegedly being part of an illegal adoption ring that sold babies from Bulgaria to childless couples in neighboring Greece.

The arrests were announced Wednesday in Trikala, a city 330 kilometers (205 miles) north of Athens, after police officers posing as an adoption-seeking couple negotiated the sale of a 21-day-old baby boy for 10,000 euros ($12,800).

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