BEIJING, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced two people to death for abducting and selling 46 baby boys for up to $6,000 each, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The two were found guilty by a court in the southeastern city of Quanzhou for trafficking the children between 2007 and 2009, Xinhua said.
They, along with 11 others, sold 46 abducted male infants aged one-year and below to buyers in rural parts of Quanzhou, charging up to 40,000 yuan ($5,967) a child, it added, citing the court.
Police rescued the infants, who came from poor inland provinces and regions of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi, but have yet to find their parents, the report added.
A traditional preference for boys, especially in rural areas, and tight birth control polices have contributed to a rise in child trafficking in China in recent years. ($1=6.703 Yuan) (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Sugita Katyal)
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