Four people, including a 22 year-old mother, were arrested in Indonesia operating buying and selling babies on Instagram.
The criminal investigation unit in Indonesia said that the team foiled an attempt by a mother to sell her baby to a buyer in Bali using a message service. The baby was being offered for 15 million rupiah, which is equivalent to $ 987.
The Instagram account had more than 700 followers, and had been run for about a year. Images on the page included black and white photos of ultrasounds, pregnant mothers and babies with their faces blurred, along information such as age, gender and religion.
Social media has helped traffickers deal effectively, as they do not need to go through a middleman. Therefore, it is important for authorities to adapt their policy to prevent such crimes.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/12/health/indonesia-babies-instagram-intl/index.html
Kaho Sugimoto
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