A pensioner and his wife were being questioned by detectives last night for allegedly buying an Albanian boy whose father had traded him for a colour TV set.
Police believe a trafficking ring responsible for selling the boy has smuggled more than 60 children into Italy, posing as their parents.
The case has once again focused attention on the trafficking of women and children from Albania, amid growing concern across Europe that small mafia-style gangs are operating a lucrative slave trade.
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