00:00 24 years after being vulgar in a GMA documentary,
00:04 the sale of kidney stones in the Philippines is still ongoing.
00:09 But now, the sale is easier because it's online.
00:12 The successful transaction and arrest of Omanoy Middleman
00:17 was targeted by John Consulta.
00:19 After Mark Mali reached out,
00:26 the NBI Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division immediately arrested this man.
00:32 He was identified as John Anthony Gabriel,
00:34 a middleman in the online kidney sale and purchase.
00:38 He was charged with 20,000 pesos as a down payment.
00:42 The NBI also arrested the victim,
00:45 who was recruited to sell his kidney.
00:48 His offer is 300,000 plus 20,000 in finder's fee.
00:54 He's looking for kidney buyers online.
00:58 He's looking for kidney sellers online.
01:02 According to the victim, his job is a call center agent.
01:06 But due to his financial needs, he's now working in a factory.
01:10 Financial problems, sir.
01:11 I have to pay for something.
01:14 I want to go home to the province.
01:16 I don't have money.
01:17 The suspect is a defense lawyer.
01:19 He doesn't know that it's prohibited for a middleman to buy kidney for sale.
01:22 This is his first time doing this.
01:24 When was this, sir?
01:25 This is my first time. I've never done this before.
01:28 I'm very serious.
01:29 Something that the NBI is trying to fool.
01:32 Based on our investigation,
01:34 we saw that, especially on his cell phone,
01:37 we saw that he has a lot of transactions.
01:39 The suspect has already filed a case of trafficking in persons act in relation to cybercrime prevention act.
01:44 Don't just believe those who are deceiving you to sell.
01:49 The DOH is always repeating that this is dangerous.
01:52 The NBI is conducting a follow-up operation to find the other member of the suspect's group
01:58 for the GMA Integrated News.
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