Six people arrested in China’s Hubei province over ‘baby-trafficking ring’

Whistleblower claims hospital director colluded with online intermediaries' to sell birth certificates for about 10,750

Six people have been arrested in central China's Hubei province over alleged involvement in a baby-trafficking ring linked to a hospital in one of the province's biggest cities.

The allegations about Xiangyang Jianqiao hospital first came to light on 6 November via a Weibo user by the name of Shangguan Zhengyi, who describes himself as an anti-trafficking volunteer". Shangguan posted a series of claims about the hospital's director, Ye Youzhi, whom he accused of colluding with online intermediaries" to sell birth certificates for 96,000 yuan (10,750).