Norwegian police said on Wednesday that 28 men across seven countries had been arrested in an operation targeting buyers of material depicting sexual abuse of children.Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos), said the men had used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to several forums on the dark web.“We have worked closely with six countries to coordinate the arrests of the identified users who paid with cryptocurrency to gain access to the forums,” police prosecutor Terje Nedrebo Michelsen said in a statement.
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Norway police says 28 arrested in international child porn operation
Norwegian police announced on Wednesday that 28 men have been arrested in an international operation targeting individuals who purchased child sexual abuse material. The arrests occurred across seven countries, with Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) coordinating efforts with six other nations.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-08 · 11:11 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Norwegian police announced on Wednesday that 28 men have been arrested in an international operation targeting individuals who purchased child sexual abuse material. The arrests occurred across seven countries, with Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) coordinating efforts with six other nations. According to police, the arrested men used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to dark web forums where such material was available. This operation focused on identifying and apprehending users who paid for access to these illicit forums.
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The arrested individuals paid with cryptocurrency to gain access to the forums.
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The operation was coordinated with six other countries.
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The arrested men used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to dark web forums.
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Norwegian police arrested 28 men in seven countries for buying child abuse material.
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