18 people have been arrested in a countrywide operation against internet pedophiles. Photo by familykeylogger.com
18 people have been arrested in a countrywide operation against child pornography on the internet, the Bulgarian Interior ministry confirmed Tuesday.
On Monday and early Tuesday 21 addresses were raided across Bulgaria by 60 police officers. Prosecutors from local courts were on the scene at all of the raids. 18 people were arrested and are now being questioned, Darik Radio reported.
Lat year in operation "Persian Rugs" German police uncovered a child pornography internet ring that involved babies between 3 and 6 months old. Suspects in 92 countries were identified including in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian police was informed and given information on the suspects, they have since been gathering evidence needed for Monday's raids.
In the raids on addresses in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Vidin, Gorna Oryahkovitsa, Svilengrad and Mezdra 27 computers, 353 discs , 57 videos and 12 USBs were seized by police for further studying and to be used as evidence in future court trials.
The Interior Ministry announced that this was the largest ever operation against child pornography in Bulgaria and that it expects further arrests.