How were they tracked down?
Spain's National Police began investigating the group more than two years ago, after receiving an email with a tip-off. They then enlisted the help of Europol, Interpol, and the police in Ecuador and Costa Rica. As well as Spain and Uruguay, arrests were made in the UK, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, India, Italy, France, Pakistan and Syria.What did the group share?
In a statement, the police said the group shared "paedophilic content, sometimes of extreme severity, together with other content that was legal but was not suitable for minors because of their extreme nature". Some group members had even created "stickers" - small digital images that are easily shared, similar to emojis - of children being abused. The police also said all of those arrested in Spain were men or boys, and that they come from a mix of social and cultural backgrounds. One of these men had fled his home in Italy when a search was carried out. He went to a relative's home in Salamanca, unaware that it was Spain's National Police who had ordered his arrest. The operation will now focus on identifying the children being abused in the images.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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