In Florida, a baby was put up for sale for $500, and an older sister was given as a gift.

Authorities in Florida are investigating an unusual case: an advertisement appeared on Craigslist for the sale of a 2-week-old baby for $500; his 4-year-old sister is being offered as a “gift.”

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An unknown person from Florida published an ad on Craigslist, which allegedly planned to sell a newborn for 500 dollars: now state investigators are trying to determine whether this announcement was a hoax, writes New York Post.

Florida law enforcement authorities began investigating on Friday, November 22, after looking into an ad that offered for sale a 2-week-old baby who was "well behaved" and "sleeping peacefully through the night."

The person who posted the ad added: "I don't want to be judged for not wanting these kids."

The announcement said that the alleged seller of the child would provide clothes, formula for feeding and even offer to give 4-year-old sister of the child free of charge.

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The family, the author claimed, lives in a "quiet, influential area," while the seller himself allegedly works in the Department of Children and Family Affairs of Florida.

The Florida Department of Children and Family Affairs and Craigslist did not respond to requests for comment.

At least one mother from South Florida was arrested in the last 10 years for trying to sell her child, but this was not done via the Internet, said Miami Herald. 7 years ago, Kenya Kuala Bosque from Opa Loki was arrested after agents said she had agreed to sell her 8-month-old son to a man from Monroe County. She was charged with a criminal offense of violating the law, which prohibits “selling or renting or organizing the sale or transfer of a minor to another person for money or anything of value”.

Bosque was convicted and served 180 days in prison, she lost custody of her children.

But real cases of trafficking in newborns are rare.

In 2017, a man and woman from Tennessee were arrested after police said they were trying to sell their 5-month-old son on Craigslist. Police ambushed undercover and accused them of child abuse, neglect and threats to children.

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That same year, a Colorado man apologized for offering his baby for sale for $2500. He called it a stupid joke. “A healthy white baby sells cheap. Works fine, but occasionally leaks through the eyes,” the ad read.

4 years ago, a woman from Georgia was arrested after posting an announcement on Craigslist seeking an unwanted child so that she could give someone else's baby to her 14-year-old daughter.

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