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A South African woman has
been charged with human trafficking after allegedly trying to sell a child for
5,000 rand (US$525) on the trading website Gumtree, police say. The 20-year-old was
arrested during an undercover operation following a tip-off from a member of
the public.
"We
met her and there was an exchange of money with an undercover police
officer," Hangwani Mulaudzi, spokesman for the Hawks special crimes
investigation unit said.
"We
arrested her directly."
The
19-month-old boy was in good health and has been taken into care by social workers.
