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Thailand to probe Chinese links to illegal surrogate birth services
- Alleged ringleaders, Chinese couple Ran Zhao and Su Yingting, were arrested during police raid
- Operation also uncovered eight surrogate mothers, a 22-day-old baby and a four-month-old baby
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Thailand has ordered an investigation into illegal surrogate birth services be extended to China after raids this week netted two alleged Chinese ringleaders.
Police Major General Torsak Sukvimol said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered police to find the babies born under the surrogacy operation and determine whether human trafficking gangs were involved.
“He’s concerned that the babies could be in the hands of human organ-selling gangs,” said Torsak, who is deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau.
Police conducted raids on Thursday in 10 locations in Bangkok and two provinces, arresting two Chinese nationals and six Thais suspected of involvement in the ring.
Thailand in 2015 banned commercial surrogacy for foreigners.
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