butterbean
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 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: Mother, couple arrested in child trafficking case |
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A Mexican mother and a Pueblo couple were arrested Tuesday on warrants for the alleged sale of a 5-month-old boy.
The 23-year-old mother, Nicole Uribe-Lopez, and the alleged buyers, Jose-Juan Lerma, 47, and his wife, Irene Lerma, 27, were booked into Pueblo County jail for trafficking in children, a Class III felony.
Each was being held Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail.
According to Capt. John Barger of the Pueblo Police Department, the "healthy" infant was sold for $1,500, of which $500 went for a down payment on a car. The child is now in the custody of the Pueblo County Department of Social Services.
That sale price could be a little low, though.
"Right now that's not a good figure," Barger said. "There could be quite a bit more money involved."
According to an affidavit by Detective Daniel Anderson, detectives are sorting through conflicting statements regarding the alleged transaction - did Uribe intend to sell the child or did the Lermas try to adopt it?
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http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1172653200/1
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