German Cyber Unit Tracks Child Pornography to Puerto Morelos

Puerto Morelos, QR — The Attorney General says a suspected member of a child pornography network has been arrested in Puerto Morelos. His arrest was made after the German Cyber Unit tracked an online child pornography exchange to Puerto Morelos.

Authorities say that so far this year, a total of seven people have been detained throughout the state for the same crime.

On Monday, prosecutor Raciel López Salazar said a suspected distributor of child pornography had been detained. His arrest was made thanks to cooperation between European and Mexican authorities.

With this detention, the number of people detained in Quintana Roo this year for crimes related to this type of content rises to seven, López Salazar reported on Monday morning.

López Salazar explained that the investigation originated from an alert issued by the German Cyber Unit that detected the circulation of child sexual abuse material through websites.

After tracking the source, it was determined that the activity originated in Quintana Roo, at which point German officials notified the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic (FGR), who in turn notified the Attorney General’s Office of the State (FGE) of Quintana Roo.

As a result of an investigation, José Efraín “N” was identified and located. He was detained by the Investigation Police. During his arrest, authorities found a cell phone containing sexual videos and photographs of minors.

During a press conference on Monday, López Salazar explained that José Efraín “N” used several profiles and aliases on social media. Names such as Tomás Balam, Armando Canul Castillo, Tom, and Tom Jr. were some of the online aliases he used to exchange illicit files with other users through online groups.

José Efraín “N” is currently in preventive prison. He is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on December 17 and faces charges of human trafficking in the form of child pornography.