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Fifteen men arrested in NT, WA and QLD in multi-agency operation targeting online child predators
Fifteen men have been arrested and charged following a joint Northern Territory, Queensland and Australian Federal Police operation targeting online child predators.
Key points:
- The alleged offenders from QLD, WA and the NT are facing a total of 45 charges
- The multi-agency operation targeted illegal online activity from January to March
- Police say the operation focused on online predators using internet forums
During a three-month operation launched in January, police executed search warrants in Darwin, Mataranka, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs and the MacDonnell and Victoria Daly regions in the Northern Territory.
Properties were also searched in Mossman Gorge, Mount Garnet, Mount Isa and the Cairns suburb of Redlynch in Queensland.
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