Scores held, 15 infants freed as crime ring busted

Police in Sichuan province have cracked a major crime ring and arrested 78 suspected infant-traffickers, authorities said on Tuesday.

They also rescued 15 abducted infants aged between several days and 1 year old, according to Liangshan Prefecture Public Security Department in Sichuan.

The rescued infants have been sent to the Liangshan Prefecture Welfare Institute for temporary placement. Most of them are instable condition, although some have pneumonia, colds and coughs.