660 arrested in police blitz on child abusers
A total of 660 suspected paedophiles have been arrested across Britain in the biggest police operation of its kind, it was revealed today. ● Detectives seized suspects including doctors, teachers, care workers, scout leaders and ex-police officers in a six-month crackdown. Police say they have protected or “safeguarded” a total of 431 children, many of whom were at immediate risk from suspects. Some of these suspects had unsupervised access to children in the course of their work. The operation, codenamed Notarise, was co-ordinated by the National Crime Agency and in- volved searches of 833 homes and offices across the UK. Police said they seized nearly 10,000 phones and computers.
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