Child traffic ring lawyer was jailed in similar case

The lawyer linked to an alleged child trafficking ring in Mexico, which saw 11 Irish couples questioned, was jailed more than 20 years ago on suspicion of the same crime.

Child traffic ring lawyer was jailed in similar case

CNN Mexico reported Carlos Lopez Valenzuela was remanded in jail in 1990, after being arrested with a nurse and two other women in a hospital in Guadalajara for allegedly trying to buy children from two mothers preparing to go into labour.

According to the report, Mr Lopez was detained at the hospital before being remanded in custody. A staff member at the hospital is believed to have reported the lawyer and the three women to the police after becoming suspicious. Mr Lopez was remanded to a jail near the state capital Jalisco but it is unclear if he was convicted of any crime.

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