11 arrested by federal agents aboard two cruise ships in Boston

Federal authorities boarded two cruise ships in Boston and arrested 11 people on suspicion of receiving and distributing child sexual exploitation and abuse material.

Federal authorities boarded two cruise ships in Boston and arrested 11 people on suspicion of receiving and distributing child sexual exploitation and abuse material.

The arrests occurred during an operation conducted between Friday and Sunday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The cruise ships in question were Holland America Line’s Volendam and the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway.

Nine of the arrested people are citizens of the Philippines, one is a citizen of Indonesia and another is a citizen of Nicaragua.

None of their identities were released, and authorities did not say how many arrests occurred aboard each ship.

CBP and Homeland Security Investigations made the arrests after the subjects’ living quarters and electronic devices were searched.