The Shanghai Daily cited a newspaper in central China's Henan province as saying: "suspect Ji Xiulan allegedly sold 118 babies with the help of her husband, son Liu Yujie and his wife in 2003."
The four-member ring are believed to have bought baby girls from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and sold them in the Guangxi, Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces, the newspaper said.
"The case came to light on March 30, 2003, when Ji and her family were bringing 13 babies to Henan by taxi," the report said. "The cab broke down and they left four babies in a field nearby, and went to a garage for repairs." Locals later discovered the babies and called police.
Ji Xiulan managed to escape arrest until June 8, when a local police officer on patrol in Henan saw her in a wheat field near her house, and after identifying Ji made the arrest, the paper said.
