Kazakh police find no child trafficking in doll sale listings

September 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM2 min

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Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry checked online listings for realistic dolls priced at 500,000 tenge and found no evidence of child trafficking. Police identified the author of one listing and conducted additional monitoring of internet platforms. The ministry said no similar publications or information confirming such facts were found.

Key Facts

One realistic doll was listed for 500,000 tenge, with a photo showing a baby in a knitted pink outfit and booties.
The doll listings included a birth certificate, tag, feeding bottle, diaper, pacifier, and jewelry in the package contents.
The Interior Ministry stated that checks found no facts of child trafficking, including newborns, under the guise of selling toys or other goods.
Police conducted additional monitoring of the internet, social networks, and platforms and found no similar publications or information confirming such facts.
Earlier, a woman in Pavlodar was convicted for attempting to sell her newborn daughter for 800,000 tenge.

The Listings

Online listings for realistic dolls resembling infants appeared in the Kazakh segment of the internet. One doll was priced at 500,000 tenge and shown in a knitted pink overall and booties. Some product descriptions included phrases like "very smart, obedient," which users found unusual for toys. The package contents listed a birth certificate, tag, feeding bottle, diaper, pacifier, and jewelry.

Police Verification

Tengrinews.kz sent an official request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the publications. The ministry said it checked one of the doll sale publications, identified its author, and studied the circumstances of the listing. The check found no facts of child trafficking, including newborns, under the guise of selling toys or other goods. Police conducted additional monitoring of the internet, social networks, and platforms and found no similar publications or information confirming such facts. The ministry added that every report of possible child trafficking or other forms of human trafficking is subject to mandatory verification under the law.