Arrests in Body Parts Case
<i> Associated Press</i>
NEW YORK —
Two men who allegedly tried to sell the corneas and kidneys of executed Chinese prisoners have been charged with trying to profit from the sale of body parts.
The men, Cheng Yong Wang, 41, and Xingqi Fu, 35, both of Queens, were arrested in Manhattan.
Wang and Fu wanted to sell kidneys, corneas, livers, skin, pancreases and lungs, the complaint said.
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