Enforcement Directorate Probes Organ Trafficking Network in Kerala

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has escalated its probe into an alleged international organ trafficking network in Kerala. The ED conducted searches at five locations, including private hospitals in Kochi and suspected intermediaries’ residences. These searches are part of a money laundering investigation into a racket that facilitated illegal organ transactions by connecting donors and recipients through middlemen networks.
The ED teams initiated inspections simultaneously at various locations early in the morning. Searches were carried out not only at a corporate hospital in Kochi but also at approximately five other places across the state.
In Kollam, the agency searched the residence of a woman suspected to be an intermediary associated with the racket. Additionally, searches were conducted at the homes of other accused individuals, including a Kasaragod native recently arrested in Uttar Pradesh and another associate.