Overview

• A Moroccan couple transported a baby illegally from Tangier, Morocco, to Turin, Italy, in a shopping bag via Spain with the intent to sell her.
• The baby suffered health complications during the journey and was hospitalized upon arrival in Turin, which alerted authorities.
• Italian police launched 'Save the Baby,' an operation that led to the arrest of the couple and two accomplices who facilitated the baby's stay in Italy.
• The baby is now in good health and has been placed with a foster family while investigations continue into the biological mother and potential buyers.
• Authorities suspect the biological mother handed over the baby to the couple to sell, but the intended buyers have not yet been identified.