Elderly doctor, 2 others, suspected of illegal organ transplants

The Israel Police says a doctor and two other people have been arrested for “dealing with illegal trade of organs.”

According to police, the suspects “located individuals who were in need of transplants and offered them services in exchange for payment.

“One of the suspects was responsible to obtain the necessary permits and regulation to performing the transplants illegally including faking the documents.”

They were arrested Sunday morning following an undercover investigation, police say.

Two of the suspects, aged 41 and 38, are “suspected of organ trafficking and trade, fraud and the use of false documents,” they say.

The third, the doctor, is in his 80s, police say. He was “released with conditions including 5 days under house arrest as the investigation continues.”