The group's leader admitted to sending at least 12 babies to Singapore, getting between S$17,000 and S$21,600 per child.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Home Affairs said they can't conclude any offence was committed in Singapore based on available information.

They will take strong action against those who break the law.

The ministries will work with Indonesian authorities to get information on each child and their parents.

This information will help decide what's best for the children in pending adoption cases.

In January, the Singapore ministries said there were delays in processing citizenship applications for some children.

Authorities are talking to the affected adoptive parents to explain the situation.

The ministries are working to deal with the cases quickly and protect the children's welfare.

An Indonesian court gave jail sentences of up to seven years to members of the baby trafficking group.

Eighteen women and one man were found guilty.

The 70-year-old leader, Lie Siu Luan, got the harshest sentence of seven years.

She told the court she was in contact with four adoption agents in Singapore from late 2022.

In one case, a Singapore agent told Lie about a couple looking to adopt a child from Indonesia.

Lie gave an Indonesian couple money for hospital bills in exchange for a child, and the Singapore agent paid her S$17,000.

She was handling another transaction when she was arrested in July 2025.

Five defendants falsely claimed to be the babies' parents on fake documents and video calls.

These fake documents allowed the babies to get passports and adoption papers.

The group members were arrested in July last year during raids across Indonesia.

A prosecutor said the adoption agents in Singapore couldn't be identified and that Indonesian police would keep investigating.