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It was 'love at first sight' with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been trafficked

  • A Singapore couple who fell in love with their adopted baby, Marcus, may now be forced to give him up after he was identified in a probe into alleged baby‑trafficking from Indonesia.
  • Authorities say at least 20 infants were illegally bought and sent to Singapore, with nearly two dozen people arrested for running a ring that used forged documents and social‑media brokers.
  • The case raises a wrenching dilemma — should children raised for years by adoptive parents stay with them or be returned to biological families — and spotlights poverty, weak safeguards and gaps in adoption checks.
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