"Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection boarded eight cruise ships between April 23 and April 27 and interviewed 28 workers as part of an ongoing investigation, federal officials said in a statement. During the interviews, officers confirmed that 27 of the 28 individuals had either received, sent, possessed or transported child pornography, according to the statement."
"A Disney Cruise Line ship was among those that were boarded and where employees were detained in connection with the investigation. In a statement, a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said the workers were no longer with the company. 'We have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement.'"
"Officials said they included 26 crew members from the Philippines, one from Portugal and one from Indonesia. CBP officials said the visas of subjects were canceled and they were returned to their country of citizenship."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers boarded eight cruise ships in San Diego between April 23-27 and interviewed 28 workers as part of an ongoing investigation. During these interviews, authorities confirmed that 27 of the 28 individuals had received, sent, possessed, or transported child pornography. One Disney Cruise Line ship was among those boarded, with employees detained in connection with the investigation. Disney stated it maintains a zero-tolerance policy for such behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement. The suspects, primarily from the Philippines with individuals from Portugal and Indonesia, had their visas canceled and were returned to their countries of citizenship. No charges were disclosed at the time of the announcement.
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