From Viet Nam News:
Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem District police have prosecuted and remanded a man and a woman in four-month custody for allegedly smuggling newborn babies.
Dang Quang Hy, 66, and Bui Thi Le Thuan, 48, were arrested by the Hoan Kiem Police’s Investigative Unit on November 24…
At the police station, Hy admitted he had collected five newborn babies aged between three days to a month old, and claimed four of the babies had been successfully sold for VND10-17 million ($510-867) each.
However, police investigations revealed that Hy had sold a baby for VND35 million ($1,785) to an adoptive parent in the northern province of Phu Tho.
The police took the baby that Thuan had been caring for and placed the infant in the Ha Noi Centre for Orphans and Malnourished Children.
“Further investigations are now underway,” said Director of Hoan Kiem Police Hoang Quoc Dinh.
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Is there a timeframe for the Phu Tho traffiking? Just curious if there is an update.
Suzanne-
This was the only news story I can find on the matter. It appears to be a recent case, but I am wondering about the timeline as well.