world’s largest online paedophile network,seven Spaniards, have so far been arrested, but it’s understood that more arrests could be expected as the operation continues.

The European Police Agency, Europol, has announced an operation against the world’s largest online paedophile network which has ever been discovered.

The agency’s head, Rob Wainwright, said on Wednesday that the organisation had 70,000 members in 30 countries. 184 people, including seven Spaniards, have so far been arrested, but it’s understood that more arrests could be expected as the operation continues.

It’s understood that 121 of the suspects were arrested in the UK, where some 60 children are now under protection.

Mr Wainwright said in a press conference that police have so far identified 670 suspects with links to the paedophile community ‘boylover.net’.

In Spain, the Civil Guard searched 17 addresses in 12 Spanish provinces and confiscated a large amount of computerised information with paedophile content. The Interior Ministry indicates that, in addition to the 7 people taken into custody, detectives have identified another 9 suspects.

The Ministry said the accused include ‘sexual predators who filmed their abuse of young children’. A diary confiscated from one of the paedophiles contains notes on each of his sexual experiences, his feelings, and the tactics he used to approach youngsters and gain their confidence.