The remand order against the 48-year-old man was issued at the Kuching Subordinate Courts here today.

Sarawak deputy police commissioner Dev Kumar M M Sree yesterday confirmed the arrest of the man, who surrendered himself at the Kuching district police headquarters.

In a statement, Dev Kumar said the suspect had surrendered after finding out he was wanted by the police following a claim he made to an undercover reporter from The Sun that he had brokered the sales of kidneys obtained from poor victims.

The Sun reported in an article on Aug 8 that the man said he could arrange illegal transplant tourism packages for Britons.

Police are investigating the case under Section 15 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.