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Argentina Stages Nationwide Raids in Child Sexual Abuse Material Probe, With At Least Five Detained

The sweep follows Spanish-origin alerts under the Aliados por la Infancia V initiative, with prosecutors now examining seized devices to identify victims.

Operativo que terminó en la detención de un hombre en Posadas por tenencia de material sobre abuso sexual infantil
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Equipos secuestrados en Rosario que se utilizaban para la distribución digital de pornografía infantil.  
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Overview

  • Authorities carried out more than twenty court-ordered searches across 13 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires in a coordinated international operation.
  • The national tally reached at least five detentions as investigators seized phones, computers, storage devices and pornographic material for forensic review.
  • In Santa Cruz, police executed 11 raids in Río Gallegos, arrested four suspects and reported finding minors in some homes, according to an organized-crime chief.
  • In Misiones, a 55-year-old IT worker was detained in Posadas, where computers, servers and cellphones were confiscated under local judicial orders.
  • Prosecutors and specialized cybercrime and child-protection units, including the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Buenos Aires, are advancing casework within the cross-border probe.