The UK-wide operation resulted in more than 141 search warrants, 76 arrests and, according to Ceop, 80 children were safeguarded as a result.
The crackdown, dubbed Operation Tharsley, aimed to apprehend individuals thought to be in possession of child abuse images.
The majority of the warrants related to the possession and distribution of indecent images of children and for breaches of conditions of people on the Sex Offender’s Register.
Andy Baker, deputy chief executive of Ceop, said: “It is clear that those who possess indecent images also pose a significant risk to children and understanding and managing that risk is not an easy undertaking.
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