MELAKA – Police rescued three babies as well as a 5-year-old girl after smashing a baby-selling syndicate on Instagram following the arrest of 14 suspects, including the ring’s mastermind, in an operation dubbed Op Pintas Nana.
Melaka police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the suspects, comprising 10 locals and four Indonesian women, were arrested around Melaka Tengah from November 30 until yesterday.
“The mastermind, a woman known as Nana, 33, targeted married couples looking to adopt children and women pregnant out of wedlock.
“The modus operandi of this syndicate using Instagram with headline ‘Mencari Anak Angkat Syurga’ (Finding Heavenly Children for Adoption) was found to be active since March last year, with a payment rate for purchase of a baby up to about RM12,000 depending on the agreement made between the syndicate and the couple,” he said at a press conference here today.
Majid said police are actively tracking down a 27-year-old woman who acted as a midwife for the syndicate. – Bernama, December 20, 2021
