China's Ministry of Public Security yesterday called for the arrest of 10 people believed to be behind the abductions of many women and children.

The list included descriptions of seven men and three women and made public their identity card numbers and other personal information.

The seven men are: Huang Zhengyong, Cai Mingzhong, Zhang Zhongquan, Jian Zhuquan, Wang Lisha, Ding Xiangyuan and Jiao Zhengyi. The three women are Wu Qiuyue, Wan Yulian and Wei Yanqin.

The suspects range in age from 20 to 52.

Under the Class A warrant, the ministry offers a reward of 50,000 yuan ($7,300) for information leading to an arrest.

The list was the second of its kind since the ministry launched a nationwide campaign on April 9 to deal with rampant human trafficking.

The first list of 10 names was released in late April and police have arrested four of those named, the ministry said.

The nationwide crackdown will last until December.

According to the ministry, police rescued 447 children in 360 human-trafficking cases between April 9 and May 25.

About 3,000 cases of abduction of women and children are recorded and investigated by authorities annually. Some experts estimate 10,000 to 20,000 Chinese women and children are abducted each year.

The ministry uses several types of warrants. Class A is for very serious crimes.

(Xinhua News Agency June 4, 2009)