Funeral Home Staff Arrested In Alleged Corpse-Selling Ring That Targeted Foreigners

Two owners and two members of staff at a funeral home in Valencia, eastern Spain, have been arrested for their alleged role in the sale of dead bodies to university research departments, reported multiple local media outlets .

The suspects allegedly falsified documentation to get the bodies from hospitals and retirement homes in order to later sell them to universities for research, per a statement from Spains national police released on Monday.

The group reportedly charged 1,200 Euros (around $1,300) per corpse.

At least 11 bodies were sold, police said.

The group allegedly targeted foreigners and people without family in a bid not to draw attention to their scam, officials added.

The suspects, ages 41-74, face fraud and documentation falsification charges.