By DPA
Madrid : The Spanish police smashed several distribution rings and arrested 63 suspects on charges of child pornography, police sources said here Sunday.
Officers from Germany, the US and New Zealand were also involved in the operation.
Members of the ring had offered pornographic videos and photographs on the Internet for 60 to 80 euros ($87 to $115). The money was being transferred to Russia.
Police arrested four Russians in the Spanish holiday resorts of Lloret de Mar and Benidorm. They had been under suspicion of cashing in on the money and sending it home.
The other arrests were made from several regions in Spain.
Tip-offs from the public played a crucial role in the detection of the networks, the sources said.
Those arrested included a number of clients alongside the producers and traders of the material.