868: Remi Adeleke | The Ex-Royal/Ex-SEAL Who Fights Organ Harvesting

Initial Involvement

Remi Adeleke began his fight against human trafficking after leaving the Navy SEALs in 2016. He connected with various nonprofits, many of which focused on human trafficking, and was deeply moved by the stories and missions he encountered. Remi's passion for the cause was further fueled by his wife's support and his firsthand experiences in countries like the Dominican Republic, where he witnessed the horrors of child trafficking.

My wife's a doctor and she was working in community medicine at the time, so she had seen a lot of stuff. And she told me after she watched the clip, she said, Remi, you go do whatever you got to do. Like go help those kids.

--- Remi Adeleke

Remi's involvement grew as he participated in missions to educate parents and rescue children, combining his skills from the military with his new role in the film industry to raise awareness and combat these atrocities 1 2.

   

Organ Harvesting Scams

Remi has encountered numerous scams and operations related to organ harvesting, a grim reality that often involves highly educated individuals. He shared a harrowing story of a woman who went to the Dominican Republic for a tummy tuck and returned home only to discover her kidney had been stolen during the surgery 3. This incident highlights the sophisticated and organized nature of these crimes, often perpetrated by medical professionals.

The majority of people involved on the organ harvesting side of things are highly educated, learned people because they're doctors. They're nurses. That was a doctor that performed her tummy tuck. He was educated. He knew what he was doing. And then he took her kidney, and then he sold her kidney.

--- Remi Adeleke

Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram are also being exploited by traffickers to lure victims, making it crucial for people to be cautious about what they share online 4.

   

Impactful Stories

Remi's work in fighting human trafficking and organ harvesting has led to many impactful and shocking stories. He recounted a heartbreaking experience in a Dominican Republic village where parents sold their daughters for sex trafficking, unaware of the full extent of the abuse 5. This experience was a turning point for him, reinforcing his commitment to the cause.

The baby had died because the mother's breast milk ran out, and so she got some formula and mixed the formula with the local water from the slump, and that's what ultimately killed the baby.

--- Remi Adeleke

Combining his military background with his work in film, Remi aims to raise awareness and fight against these atrocities on a larger scale, focusing particularly on organ harvesting 6.