News Burst: Huge raid on alleged Net paedophiles

27 Mar 2001 09:41

Another British Net paedophile ring busted

A simultaneous raid of 45 suspected Net paedophile homes has been carried out early Tuesday morning, following a three month investigation by Greater Manchester police.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Appal, tracked down 45 men believed to be involved in the possession and distribution of illegal child pornography.

Greater Manchester's obscene publication's unit coordinated a series of raids across the country at 7am this morning with the help of 25 forces across England, Scotland and Wales.

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