Four Indonesians have been arrested over an alleged¹ baby-selling operation using Instagram.

近日，四名印度尼西亚人因涉嫌利用Instagram出售婴儿而被捕。

An account, now removed, which claimed to be a family welfare agency posted images of pregnant women, ultrasound scans and babies.

Instagram上声称自己是一个家庭福利机构的账号，发布了孕妇、超声波扫描和婴儿的照片，目前该账户已被移除。

A telephone number was provided so potential buyers could make contact via WhatsApp, said police in Surabaya.

印尼泗水市的警方称，在提供完电话号码后，潜在的买家就可以通过WhatsApp进行联系。

"People who want to adopt children use that account and the transaction is completed through WhatsApp," Col Sudamiran, Surabaya's chief detective, was quoted by Detik as saying.

Detik网站援引泗水市首席侦探苏打米然的话称：“想要收养小孩的人会浏览这个账号，交易则通过通讯软件WhatsApp完成。”

According to Detik, the account was posing as a consultation² service, offering to solve family problems.

据Detik透露，该账号伪装成一个咨询服务，提供解决家庭问题。

The Instagram account, with more than 700 followers³, features pictures of babies with their faces blurred⁴ out, along with details of their age, location and religion.

该Instagram的账号拥有超过700名粉丝，上面有脸部模糊的婴儿的照片，还有他们的年龄、地址和宗教信仰等信息。

The account also features screenshots of alleged conversations between the operator and clients.

此外，该账号还有一些运营者和客户的聊天记录截图。

Police said at a news conference that they had arrested four people after intercepting⁵ a transaction that was due to have taken place on 3 September.

当地警方在一场新闻发布会上表示，他们拦截了一笔原定于9月3日进行的交易，随后逮捕了四名犯罪嫌疑人。