The Swiss police have carried out a mega-operation, in which several people have been arrested, while a total of 2,200 cases of crimes against minors, including sexual abuse and exploitation of children, have been identified as part of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" operation. ”, which was launched online by the police.
The case dates back to 2012 when the Swiss police received information that a person living in the canton of Aargau was distributing "illegal pornographic material" under the pseudonym "Ninja Turtle" using the GigaTribe platform, which allows the exchange of data anonymously.
A subsequent investigation led to the arrest, in the same year, of the person who was a 62-year-old German who was convicted in 2015.
The Swiss police then used his profile to expose others who commit crimes and sexual crimes against children.
"The undercover operation carried out on the Internet for several years has been successful," with more than 2,200 perpetrators of crimes against minors identified, Swiss police said.
According to foreign media, the arrests were made in Switzerland, as well as in several countries around the world, including Croatia, Brazil, France, Peru, Romania and Spain.