Police say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a national child exploitation crackdown, with some help from device-sniffing dogs.
Representatives of the RCMP and other police forces provided an update Wednesday on a project aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse.
RCMP Insp. Matthieu Girard told a news conference the recent sweep, known as Project Steel, led to the identification of dozens of victims and 37 children being safeguarded from harm.
A total of 1,132 electronic devices were seized, and charges laid so far include possession, distribution and accessing child pornography.
Girard said the numbers are preliminary and there are hundreds of ongoing investigations….