Human Traffickers Stuff Newborn Baby In Suitcase To Smuggle It Into Hotel
A shocking case of human trafficking has occurred in China, where a couple have been caught trying to smuggle a newborn baby into a hotel by stuffing it in a suitcase.
The baby was put into the suitcase along with clothes in an attempt to bring it into a hotel undetected before potentially selling it to another couple.
Two suspects, a man and a woman, were reportedly acting suspiciously when they checked into a hotel in the city of Yuzhou in Henan province.
The couple wouldn’t allow their luggage to be carried by hotel staff, who then heard noises coming from the case.
“Hotel staff were suspicious because the couple appeared nervous for no particular reason when giving their details to register for a room,” said police spokesman Li Chuang.
“When a member of staff offered to help with the luggage, they insisted on doing it on their own, but then the staff member heard noises coming from the suitcase and raised the alarm with management, who informed police.”
When the police arrived at the hotel, they discovered the baby in the suitcase, wrapped up amid piles of clothes.
The man and the woman were arrested and police are trying to determine who owns the baby. The child has been taken to hospital while the investigation continues.
It has been reported that the man and woman were setting up a transaction to sell the baby to a wealthy couple who were travelling to the city.
It is thought they booked a hotel room to carry out the exchange.
(Pictures: Central European News)
