A child trafficking scheme in Mexico has recently been uncovered, according to the article. A government official is accused of taking nine babies from mothers living in poverty or with substance abuse issues and offering them to adoptive parents for about $5,000 - $9,000. “Raul Ramirez, the head of the government human rights commission in the border state of Sonora, said the scheme apparently went on for years and may involve many more children,” says the article.