Arrests expected here in EU child porn probe

SEVERAL people are expected to be prosecuted in Ireland as part of an EU investigation into a child pornography network.

Gardaí are still investigating five people whose homes were raided last November as part of Operation Koala, an investigation which straddled 19 countries.

The operation, which targeted Internet child sex abuse, was highlighted yesterday in Europol’s Annual Report 2007, as an example of the benefits of co-operation between EU countries.