Some of the children in the images were only babies

Some of the children in the images were only babies

Spanish police have detained 40 people on charges of corrupting minors and owning child pornography in 22 provinces, officials said Thursday in the northern city of Pamplona.

The arrests were made in four phases, the latest of which took place from November 13 to 16. Seven other people also face charges in the case.

The detainees were believed to have exchanged pornographic images over the internet and mobile phones.

Some were suspected of distributing photographs of their own children.

Some of the detainees were considered "dangerous," because they had talked about looking for children in their messages, police said.

Some of the children in the images were only babies.

The network extended as far as Argentina and Colombia.