Op Pedo 3.0: 53 arrested, including eight children
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifty-three people, including eight children, were arrested in the nationwide Op Pedo Integrated 3.0 conducted by police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
On September 14-16, Malaysian police conducted Op Pedo Integrated 3.0, arresting 53 individuals, including eight children, according to Datuk M Kumar, director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Bukit Aman. The operation targeted 92 suspects across all 14 police units, resulting in 52 successful raids and 40 follow-up arrests.
The youngest arrestee was a 13-year-old girl. Fifty-six individuals were aged between 13 and 56, with 51 men and two women apprehended. They were accused of possessing 95 items, including 90 digital devices like mobile phones, computers, and laptops, along with five sex toys. Preliminary scans of the seized devices revealed 653,193 files, with 540,127 containing child sexual abuse material and 113,066 adult pornography files.
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