Police around the globe arrested 79 suspected members of an international child pornography network on Monday.

The arrests were made in 18 different countries, including the United States, Spain, and several Latin American countries, following 200 raids in 47 cities as part of Operation No Borders.

At least 19 of the arrests were made in Spain, primarily in Madrid.

Spanish police said they had identified 16 potential victims so far, all minors of Spanish and Colombian descent, though investigators are still analyzing hundreds of thousands of seized files to identify more victims.

The seized files showed images of abuse and exploitation of minors.

Those arrested are suspected of finding victims to exploit on popular social media sites by editing images and videos to pass themselves off as minors.

They are also suspected of using the internet to manipulate minors into abusing other minors, before distributing the images online.

Investigators are looking for connections between those arrested and other suspected pedophiles who operate online.

Madrid, Jul 4 (EFE)