Moroccan Couple Arrested in Italy for Trafficking Baby Transported in Shopping Bag

The baby, now in foster care, was rescued after health complications during the journey led to a police investigation and arrests.

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.