The ring abducted babies in Yunnan province and sold them in Hebei and Shandong in northern China, Police department of the Chinese Ministry of Railway said.
The police have arrested 76 suspects so far.
The ring purchased the infants at a price of about 10,000 yuan (USD 1,582) each in Yunnan and sold them in Hebei and Shandong for 20,000 to 50,000 yuan, it said.
The ring is connected by well-organised members who abduct, purchase, transport and sell the infants for adoption Wang Ansi, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted police officials as saying.
Chinese police have beefed up their efforts to crack down on human trafficking rings.
In 2011, police across the country rescued 8,660 abducted children and 15,458 women after breaking up 3,195 human trafficking groups.
A DNA database for missing children set up by the Ministry of Public Security has helped over 2,000 abducted kids return home as of February 2012.
Child trafficking has emerged as a major challenge for the Chinese government in the recent years.
According to unofficial data two lakh children go missing in China every year.
Most of those stolen are children of migrant workers who were traded for a few hundred dollars and few were ever found.
Loosing a child is a nightmare for parents in China as they have already been restricted to have more children by one child policy.
Chinese police across the country rescued over 20,000 abducted women and children in 2011 and busted 3,195 human trafficking gangs and hundreds remained to be traced.
Rural couples with no children are known to adopt abducted children, the Xinhua report said.
Dear Reader,
Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our offering have only made our resolve and commitment to these ideals stronger. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance.
We, however, have a request.
As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed.
Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.
Digital Editor
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU