Baby trafficking ring busted in Malaysia after woman uses fake ID for childbirth

A baby trafficking ring was exposed in Sungai Petani, Kedah, after a 24-year-old woman attempted to register the birth of her child using the MyKad of another individual.

Kedah Police Chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah reported that medical staff at the private hospital alerted authorities on August 21st. The woman, who was pregnant out of wedlock, used the identification documents of a 41-year-old woman and her husband to facilitate the registration, examination, and treatment process leading up to the birth.

Further investigation led to the arrest of six individuals, aged 24 to 50. The group includes the birth mother, the couple posing as parents, and a local man acting as a middleman. The middleman reportedly paid approximately RM9,000 for the hospital costs and an additional RM8,000 to the birth mother.

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The investigation found that the woman was pregnant out of wedlock and she used the identity and personal identification documents of another woman aged 41.

Authorities seized several items, including mobile phones, hospital wristbands, an identity card, appointment cards, receipts, and a Proton Saga car. The arrested individuals are being detained for 11 days for investigation under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, related to child trafficking offenses.

The newborn baby boy is currently under the care and monitoring of Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim and the Kuala Muda District Social Welfare Department. Police are appealing to the public for any information related to the case.

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He admitted to paying all the costs at the maternity center amounting to approximately RM9,000, in addition to giving RM8,000 to the birth mother who is believed to be involved in the matter.