A Chinese teenager informed her mother that he sold his kidney in roder to get some money to buy a new Apple iPad 2. The 17-year-old apparently decided to take part in the cash-for-kidney exchange after seeing an online advertisement.

“I wanted to buy an iPad 2, but I didn't have the money. When I surfed the internet I found an advert posted online by agent saying they were able to pay RMB20,000 to buy a kidney,” said the boy who is identifies only by his surname, "Zheng".

The boy arranged with his parents and agent and traveled to the city of Chenzhou in the Hunan Province for the risky surgery. His kidney was removed at a local hospital and he was discharged after three days. He received about $3,400 for the procedure. He bought the new iPad 2 and other electronics and headed home.

His mother, Miss Liu said that he returned with the new device. She added that she wanted to know how he got the money to buy the device then he confessed to the happening.

The boy suffered medical complications after the surgery. He and his mother approached the local authorities and attempted to contact the agents who'd arranged the procedure ut were unable to nab them. The mother took the son to Chenzhou to report the crime to the police but they could not contact the agents.