Human Remains Said Sold in Moldova

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Human Remains Said Sold in Moldova

Saturday March 31 12:52 PM ET

By VASILE BOTNARU, Associated Press Writer

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Two women have been arrested in impoverished Moldova for selling meat, which tests revealed to be human remains, police and Interior Ministry officials reported Saturday.

A customer reported the women to police Friday after buying the meat, which they were selling in plastic bags outside a butcher's shop in downtown Chisinau, said the officials, who refused to be identified.

The women, whose names were not released, told police that they acquired the meat from a state cancer clinic in Chisinau.

Police said they did not want to immediately make an official statement because they did not want to create public panic.

Moldova, a former Soviet Republic, is among the poorest countries in Europe, with an average monthly salary of just $30. Many of the 4.5 million inhabitants, especially in rural areas, are paid in crops and other objects.

-- Uncle Bob (unclb0b@aol.com), March 31, 2001

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The teachers were paid with bottles of vodka~makes you wonder what kids learn. The soviet union is so corrupt,the government, the businesses, there is such a gap between those who have and the have nots. Kinda like the direction we are heading in. Corrupt big business and government creating an enviroment that takes away the aids that help the have nots get ahead.

-- Cherri (jessam5@home.com), April 01, 2001.

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