Ex-Footballer ‘Turned Organ Trafficker’ Arrested in Cyprus

June 3, 2014

(International Business Times) – An Israeli man suspected of being the mastermind of an organ trafficking ring has been arrested in Cyprus. Uzi Shmueli, a former professional footballer with Hapoel Beersheba, was detained upon landing at Larnaca airport on the Mediterranean island, the Times of Israel reported. Shmueli was reportedly arrested for presenting a forged passport to custom authorities and was subsequently handed a four-month jail sentence by a local judge.