SINGAPORE – 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.
Reports of the alleged trafficking ring sending infants to Singapore surfaced in mid-2025 after the Indonesian authorities detained about a dozen suspects in West Java.
The Jan 9 statement said the police and MSF have asked Indonesia’s police and Ministry of Social Affairs to share their investigation findings and to verify the circumstances surrounding the children who had been taken into Singapore for adoption. The police have also been helping their Indonesian counterparts in their investigations after a request from the Indonesian police in September 2025, added the statement.
The Straits Times reported previously that the Indonesian authorities had asked the Singapore police to verify information on three Singaporeans allegedly linked to the trafficking ring.
