More than two dozen cruise ship employees detained and deported in child porn investigation

SAN DIEGO (TCN) -- More than two dozen cruise ship employees have been detained and deported as part of a child pornography investigation, authorities say.

KUSI reports that from April 23 to April 27, officers from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol boarded eight cruise ships docked in San Diego, California, and arrested 28 people as part of a child exploitation materials investigation. According to the agency, 27 of the people arrested were allegedly involved in viewing, possessing, trading, transporting, or distributing the materials. 

Twenty-six of the people were detained were from the Philippines, one was from Portugal, and one was from Indonesia. Their visas were canceled and they were deported. KUSI reports that cruise ship guests took video of the detainment and, at the time, it was rumored to be an ICE raid.

Ten of the people detained worked on a Disney Magic cruise ship, per KUSI.