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02/21/1998 • 49 views

1998 Miami Case Revealed as First Documented Organ Trafficking Investigation

Exterior of a 1990s Miami hospital and courthouse area, ambulance and police presence suggesting an ongoing investigation; palm trees and period vehicles visible.

On February 21, 1998, U.S. law enforcement announced charges in a Miami-based investigation widely regarded as the first documented organ trafficking case, exposing a network that arranged kidney removals from vulnerable donors for transplant recipients abroad.

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