Drug addict couple sell newborn son for £6,800 so they can buy crystal meth

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Sina. According to local media, the pair were facing mounting debts in the grips of addiction with Ms Zhong using meth multiple times during her pregnancy.They then decided to sell their baby.Ms Zhong told the couple on the chatroom that she couldn't afford to raise a child and was looking for a family to 'look after' her unborn child.They agreed to pay 60,000 yuan (£6,800) 'nutrition fees' to the couple, who would then hand over the baby as soon as he was born.Ms Zhong gave birth to a healthy boy on October 11 and within hours the baby had been handed over.However police had been monitoring them and were immediately suspicious and tracked down the parties before they all confessed.The couple admitted that they had bought a batch of crystal.