Terbongkarnya Sindikat Perdagangan Ginjal Internasional Usai Penangkapan Di Ponorogo

PONOROGO - Ponorogo Immigration Office officers have arrested five suspected members of an international kidney trading syndicate while they were processing the issuance of passports or travel documents at their service offices.

"Five people were arrested. Two of them are suspected of being victims who will sell their kidneys, while the other three are suspected of having their respective roles in the syndicate that distributes victims," said Head of the Immigration Division of the East Java Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office Hendro Tri Prasetyo as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 5.

He explained that the arrests of the five people began with the interview process in the issuance of passports at the Ponorogo Immigration Office on Tuesday (4/7).

At that time, at around 09.30 WIB, two people with the initials MM from Buduran, Sidoarjo and SH from South Tangerang were interviewed by immigration officers.

"During the interview process, the two admitted that they needed a passport for a vacation to Malaysia," said Hendro.

However, both showed suspicious behavior. Both of them did not provide convincing information from officers regarding the intent and purpose of traveling to neighboring countries.

On the first occasion in the morning, both of them could not show the files requested by the officers, so that in the afternoon at around 15.00 WIB the two returned to the Ponorogo Immigration Office with the hope that the officers would be careless.

"In the interview process, our officers stated that there were indications that both of them were non-procedural migrant workers," he continued.

Finally, both of them admitted that they would donate their kidneys to Cambodia. They also revealed that their departure was abandoned by three distributors.

"The three people turned out to be waiting around the Ponorogo Immigration Office," said Hendro.

The officers also followed up on the confession by hunting down the three people around Jeruksing Park, Juanda Street, Ponorogo.

"Officers then arrested two people suspected of being distributors, namely the initials WI residents of Bogor and the initials AT residents of Jakarta. Both were arrested along with one witness with the initials IS, a resident of Mojokerto," he said.

Head of the Ponorogo Immigration Office Yanto added that based on the results of the officer's examination, WI acted as a recruiter. Meanwhile, AT helps the passport application process and prepares accommodation.

"Everyone who gives their kidneys is promised a reward of up to IDR 150 million," said Yanto.

In fact, he continued, WI had left for Cambodia to sell his kidney.

"Based on his statement, WI was in a laboratory at Phnom Penh but failed to retrieve his kidney due to health problems," explained Yanto.

After returning from Cambodia, WI was recruited and employed by a kidney trading syndicate in Bekasi.

"WI admitted that he had also come to the headquarters (the kidney trade syndicate) in Bekasi," he said.

Ponorogo Immigration then synergized with the Ponorogo Police for further investigation and investigation.

"We are ready to help police investigators to thoroughly investigate this case," said Yanto.

In addition, his party also carried out further examinations of MM and SH who provided invalid data or incorrect information in obtaining RI travel documents (passports). Or suspected of violating Article 126 letter c of Law 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration.

"With the threat of imprisonment for a maximum of five years and a maximum sentence of Rp. 500 million," he said.