Nineteen found guilty of trafficking babies in Indonesia and Singapore
The ringleader, a 70-year-old woman, was given the harshest sentence of seven years while others received sentences ranging from three to six years.
Nineteen people in Indonesia have been convicted and jailed for trafficking dozens of babies, selling some of them for adoption in Singapore.
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(Photo: Indonesia sentences members of a baby trafficking syndicate up to 7 years in prison, Bandung - 21 Jul 2026. Credit: EPA)
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