MEDAN, North Sumatra – Police in Medan, in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, have arrested nine people and are searching for three others over their alleged involvement in a baby trafficking ring operating through illegal adoption schemes on social media.

Medan police Senior Commissioner , Mr Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak, said the suspects, identified only by their initials , had sold at least two babies for between nine million rupiah (S$680) and 25 million rupiah each.