The State Committee for National Security (GKNB) has successfully intercepted the operations of a transnational group engaged in illegal human organ trafficking, as reported by the agency's press center. The committee uncovered an international criminal network that had established a sustainable channel for selling human organs outside the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens have been apprehended for their involvement in the scheme.
According to the information provided, the individuals sought patients in foreign clinics in need of kidney transplants and willing to pay large sums (up to $80,000), while in Kyrgyzstan, they coerced donors into providing their organs for transplantation through deceptive means. The donors were required to undergo medical examinations, always receiving a positive evaluation regardless of their health status. Subsequently, the organizers fraudulently produced fake documents indicating a familial relationship with the patient, necessary for the operation at the clinic, before transporting the donors out of Kyrgyzstan.
On average, donors received between $1,000 and $7,000 for a kidney, recruiters earned up to $3,000 for each directed donor, and a significant portion of the money went to the channel's organizer, ranging from $30,000 to $70,000. The citizens were detained at Manas Airport while attempting to send another donor abroad under controlled conditions and have been placed in the GKNB's pre-trial detention center.
Efforts are currently underway to identify other individuals involved in these criminal activities.
