Taoyuan prosecutors indict seven in alleged USDT-priced human trafficking scheme tied to organ harvesting plan
Prosecutors in Taoyuan have indicted seven people in a case involving an alleged human trafficking ring that used job ads on Facebook and Telegram to lure Taiwanese residents with promises of high-paying work. According to the case details cited in the report, the group sought to recruit victims as fraud cash mules or people willing to help move goods across borders, then planned to send them to China for organ harvesting. Authorities said the ring placed a price of 100,000 to 300,000 USDT on each victim successfully transported out of Taiwan, equivalent to roughly NT$3.15 million to NT$9.57 million. Investigators identified three victims in the case, all of whom were intercepted before departure, meaning none left Taiwan. Three minors linked to the case were transferred to juvenile court under applicable law. The investigation began after Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau reviewed communications on a teenager’s phone in a separate case and found a LINE group discussing how to move people abroad. Prosecutors later searched five locations in two rounds on May 21 and July 15, seized mobile phones and other evidence, and brought in the seven suspects. Prosecutors requested heavy sentences, asking the court to impose seven years in prison on each defendant.
