Electronic-sniffing dog helps in paedophilia arrest in Mexico

This handout photo shows Hidu, an electronics detection dog, trained to sniff out a certain chemical used in the manufacture of small memory devices like flash drives, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The anti-sex-trafficking group loaned Hidu to help Mexico City prosecutors search the apartment of a suspected Dutch child pornography promotor arrested in early June. Hidu sniffed out a hidden cell phone and hard drives that authorities said were filled with child porn images. — Operation Underground Railroad via AP

MEXICO CITY: An unusual alliance of international activist groups, Mexican prosecutors and a dog trained to sniff out memory devices joined forces this month to catch a high-profile suspected paedophile in Mexico City.

First, Free a Girl, a Netherlands-based group that fights human trafficking, tipped off activists at the US-based Operation Underground Railroad that Jason Maatman, a Dutch man who openly advocated sex with children, had gone to Mexico after fleeing pending court cases in the Netherlands.