Railway Police Intensify Station and Train Inspections, Cracking Down on Multiple Cases of Child Abduction and Fraud

On January 3rd, reporters learned from the Ministry of Public Security that since the beginning of 2023, railway police authorities have been cracking down on prominent illegal and criminal activities on railways in accordance with the law. As of December 10, 2023, they have solved over 49,000 criminal and public security cases, apprehended more than 21,000 fugitives listed online, seized over 930 kilograms of drugs, and rescued over 300 abducted women and minors.

Kaiyuan Railway Police Break Up a Child Trafficking Case

In March 2023, the Kaiyuan branch of the Kunming Railway Public Security Bureau cracked a child trafficking case, arresting two suspects and rescuing one infant.

At the Pu’er train station in Yunnan, while conducting real-name verification checks on passengers’ train tickets in the waiting room, police officers noticed a couple without valid identity documents carrying an infant who had no birth certificate. Under questioning by the police, a man accompanying them, Zhu, appeared to be very anxious, which raised the officers’ suspicion. The three passengers were then taken to the police station for further questioning.

Upon interrogation, Zhu claimed to be related to the couple but avoided discussing the origin of the infant. Meanwhile, the couple knew nothing about Zhu’s name or place of origin, which contradicted the information provided by Zhu. The duty officers suspected that Zhu and the others might be involved in child trafficking and reported the information.

The Kaiyuan police decided to set up a special task force to investigate the case. Through investigation, the task force discovered that Zhu had planned to sell the infant for 90,000 yuan in Hunan province. The accompanying couple was hired by Zhu to act as the infant’s “parents” to avoid detection during the journey.

Investigations revealed that Zhu had illegally adopted the baby under the guise of fostering, without any legal adoption procedures, and intended to traffic the child for profit through intermediaries. Currently, Zhu has been transferred to the procuratorial authority for review and prosecution on suspicion of child trafficking.