In Baden-Württemberg, the police searched 17 apartments on Wednesday on suspicion of child pornography.
The searches took place in the districts of Alb-Donau, Biberach, Göppingen and in the Ulm city area, as the Ulm police headquarters announced on Thursday.
According to the information, the officers secured cell phones, computers and other storage media as evidence.
The basis of the search was therefore preliminary investigations into the distribution of child pornography against a total of 17 suspects between the ages of 17 and 47.
Extensive investigations since the beginning of the year have confirmed the suspicion against them.