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Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major

medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested.

Published August 9, 2024· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt.

Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested.

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-08-09).