一对来自新加坡的夫妇 David 和 Ally 在不知情的情况下，通过当地机构从印度尼西亚领养了一名名为 Marcus 的婴儿 [1]。他们起初对这段关系感到“一见钟情”，但随后得知该儿童的公民身份申请因涉嫌人口贩卖而被暂停 [1]。目前，印尼西爪哇省正在审理此案，两国政府尚未公布这些儿童最终是留在养父母身边还是遣返给生父母的决定 [1]。
这起案件涉及至少 20 名婴儿被指控从印度尼西亚非法贩卖至新加坡用于收养 [1]。去年有近两打嫌疑人被捕，其中 19 人正在印尼西爪哇省受审 [1]。主犯 Lie Siu Luan 承认向至少 4 名新加坡联系人提供婴儿，每名收费至少 18,000 新加坡元 [1]。受害者父母 Dani Hidayat 因贫困以 500 万印尼盾（约 290 美元）出售其子，后揭露该团伙 [1]。
针对此类事件，新加坡内政部已暂停了疑似被贩卖婴儿的公民身份申请，并承诺审查收养流程 [1]。与此同时，印尼警方指出在 2021 年至 2024 年间追踪到的被贩卖幼童数量从 27 人增至 70 人 [1]。
A Singaporean couple, David and Ally, experienced what felt like love at first sight when adopting a child named Marcus from Indonesia through local agencies without realizing the infant might be involved in trafficking [1]. Their adoption process was subsequently halted after authorities discovered that their citizenship application for Marcus had been suspended due to suspicions of human trafficking [1]. This case is part of a broader investigation into an alleged international baby-selling ring operating between Singapore and Indonesia, where at least 20 infants are accused of being illegally trafficked from the Indonesian archipelago to Singapore for adoption purposes [1].
The main suspect in this network, Lie Siu Luan, admitted to providing babies to at least four contacts in Singapore, charging a fee of no less than S$18,000 per child [1]. The ring was exposed after Dani Hidayat, the biological father of one victim, revealed his story; having sold his son for 5 million Indonesian rupiah (approximately US$290) due to poverty, he came forward and helped bring the operation to light [1]. In response to these revelations, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended citizenship applications for infants suspected of being trafficked and pledged a review of its adoption procedures [1].
Law enforcement efforts have intensified over recent years. Last year alone, nearly two dozen suspects were arrested in connection with these crimes, with 19 individuals currently facing trial in West Java province, Indonesia [1]. Indonesian police data indicates that the number of trafficked children tracked between 2021 and 2024 rose significantly from 27 to 70 [1]. While legal proceedings are ongoing in West Java regarding these cases, neither government has yet announced whether the affected children will remain with their adoptive parents or be returned to their biological families [1].