Hong Kong ( CNN ) A woman in central China has been prosecuted for selling her newborn baby for $ 7,000 , state media reports said , the latest of a string of shocking cases that have shed light on the country 's trade in children . The 30-year-old woman , surnamed Huang , allegedly colluded with an obstetrician , Yang , in Xinxiang county , Henan province , to sell the baby boy , according to details published in the Procuratorial Daily , a legal publication . Yang sold the baby boy to a couple in the same county for 42,000 yuan . She gave 35,000 yuan to Huang and kept 7,000 yuan for herself , the report said . The case came to light in August after the boy 's grandmother alerted police . The grandmother said Huang had left the village to go to her parents ' home after quarreling with her husband . When Huang returned two weeks later , she said the baby had died but the grandmother grew suspicious as her daughter-in-law did n't seem sad . A relative then discovered that the boy had been sold . Huang had a son from a previous marriage and thought a new baby would be bad for the elder child , reports said . The boy is now in the care of his father 's family . Child trafficking is a long-standing problem in China . A traditional preference for sons and the country 's one-child policy means that boys are particularly prized . Earlier this month , a Chinese man who was abducted from a vegetable market as a toddler enjoyed an emotional reunion with his father after 24 years apart . The news came the same week police said they had busted a trafficking ring involving at least 103 people , and rescued 37 newborn babies that were transported in handbags and suitcases to prospective buyers . According to the U.S. State Department 's 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report , China does not fully comply with the recommended minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking ; however , the report says it is making significant efforts to do . Two kids ? Thanks but no say some Chinese . CNN Beijing intern Harvard Zihao Zhang contributed to this report .
A woman in central China has been arrested for selling her newborn baby for $ 1 . The 30-year - old woman , surnamed Zhang , allegedly colluded with a criminal . The case came to light in 2012 after the boy 's grandmother alerted police .