Late last year, the student told his mother he was taking a short trip to South Korea
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Woman eventually sought refuge at the Japanese Embassy
Woman said, 'I thought human trafficking only happened in the movies, but it is real'
Members of the ring made deceptive phone calls to targets in Japan
Investigators believe the suspect siphoned the funds to pay off his own personal debts
Arrests mark Japan's first-ever crackdown on paid mediation for overseas organ transplants
Suspect pocketed a 1-million-yen bounty
Hu Shi said, 'I don't know the details'
Authorities estimate the group's total haul to be in the billions of yen
Suspect falsely told the victim, 'There is a job helping to sell luxury brands in China'