In China, 4,000 corpses were stolen from crematoriums to make dental prostheses.
Police detained about 80 suspects and also seized 18 tons of bones and more than 34,000 finished and semi-finished products.
In China, a criminal network was uncovered that stole more than 4,000 corpses from crematoriums and medical laboratories to use bones in the production of dental grafts.
We are talking about Shanxi Aorui Biomaterials, registered in Taiyuan City.
According to investigators, company representatives illegally purchased corpses in the provinces of Yunnan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Shandong.
Police detained about 80 suspects and also seized 18 tons of bones and more than 34,000 finished and semi-finished products.
According to investigators, Shanxi Aorui Biomaterials managed to earn 380 million yuan (almost 53 million dollars) from illegal businesses, confessed the company's CEO, surnamed Su.
Typically, allogeneic prostheses are made from bone material from patients undergoing surgery, such as a hip replacement. However, bone tissue removal must be done with your consent.