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Mexican baby-trafficking ring operated for 20 years
From The Irish Examiner: An alleged baby-trafficking ring in Mexico, which sought to sell babies to 11 Irish couples, has been in operation for more than 20 years, authorities have claimed. Blanca Barron, of Jalisco state attorney general’s office, told AFP that the operation may have been in existence for over two decades and sent [...]
Mexico authorities unravel child trafficking ring
From Fox News: Life seemed to give Karla Zepeda a break when a woman came to her dusty neighborhood of cinderblock homes and dirt roads looking for babies to photograph in an anti-abortion ad campaign. The woman asked to use the 15-year-old’s baby girl in a two-week photo shoot for $755, a small fortune for [...]
Ireland: Warning over illegal private adoptions from Mexico
From The Irish Times: The Chairman of the Adoption Authority of Ireland has warned prospective adoptive parents not to enter into any private arrangements in Mexico. Geoffrey Shannon said while some individual states within Mexico allow private adoption, none sanction private inter-country adoption. The warning comes after Mexican police said they were planning to question 11 [...]
4 women held in Mexican child-trafficking case
From The Sacramento Bee: Investigators say four women are being held in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara in connection with an apparent child-trafficking ring that aimed to supply babies to childless Irish couples. The Jalisco state prosecutor’s office says a 21-year-old woman has been arrested after a relative reported that she was “renting out” [...]
Mexico: US Department of State Adoption Notice – Mexican Central Authority granted national authorization to an additional U.S. based Hague Accredited adoption service provider – August 2, 2011
From the US Department of State: Mexico August 2, 2011 Notice: Mexican Central Authority granted national authorization to an additional U.S. based Hague Accredited adoption service provider The Mexican Central Authority recently granted national authorization to provide adoption services in Mexico to an additional U.S. based Hague accredited adoption service provider, International Child Foundation. We [...]
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