Officers arrested the two Bulgarian nationals in Neunkirchen, in the state of Saarland, on Thursday, police said in a statement.
The 58 year-old-man and his 51-year-old wife are accused of being part of a criminal organization that trades in newborn babies. Both are in custody, police said.
The case originated in Bulgaria, where authorities had issued a European Arrest Warrant for the couple.
The two are thought to have brought at least eight heavily pregnant women from Bulgaria to neighboring Greece.
Once the babies were delivered in Greece, the two suspects allegedly handed the newborns…
