He offered $ 16,000 to poor people for liver tissue , police and a government official say . The mayor eventually got his liver transplant in Barcelona , using tissue donated by his son , who had earlier been turned down as a donor in Lebanon , Spanish authorities said . The mayor , January 30 , was arrested on 61 at an airport in Spain , Spain . Authorities would not name the mayor because of an ongoing court investigation . Accomplices allegedly recruited eight people to have liver compatibility tests at a clinic .
He offered $ 16,000 to poor people for liver tissue , police and a government official say . The mayor , January 30 , was arrested on 61 at an airport in Spain , Spain . Authorities would not name the mayor because of an ongoing court investigation . Accomplices allegedly recruited eight people to have liver compatibility tests at a clinic .