Alleged Indonesian trafficking ring sending babies into Singapore being investigated, says authorities

Reports of an alleged trafficking ring sending infants to Singapore surfaced in mid-2025 after the Indonesian authorities detained about a dozen suspects in West Java. -- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Singapore and Indonesian governments are working together to review allegations of babies being trafficked into Singapore for adoption.

The Singapore authorities are also in touch with affected adoptive parents to explain the situation, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in a joint statement on Jan 9.