Police in the western coast city of Vancouver were tipped off Friday by a woman who phoned to complain about the ad on the Craigslist website, which described the baby as "very cute," and said it was looking for a good home.
Through the cell phone number posted on the website, police eventually found the baby in a Vancouver West End apartment, which was occupied by four adults including a 23-year-old mother who was breastfeeding the infant when police arrived.
The mother and a 26-year-old man were arrested and initially charged with public mischief. But the couple were later released and the charges have since been dropped for lack of evidence.
The man and woman claimed that the ad was a hoax. Meanwhile, the baby has been taken into care by the provincial Ministry of Children and Family Development.
"In my 27 years in policing, this is something I thought I would never see," Vancouver Police Dept. Const. Tim Fanning told reporters at a briefing Tuesday morning.
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