Operation Amethyst
| Operation Amethyst | |
|---|---|
| Operation name | Operation Amethyst |
| Type | Child pornography crackdown |
| Roster | |
| Planned by | United States |
| Executed by | Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
| Mission | |
| Target | Associated credit card holders used for memberships associated with website portal Landslide Productions. |
| Objective | To round up and prosecute suspects named in a Tip by the United States FBI from Operation Avalanche |
| Results | |
| Suspects | 100 |
Operation Amethyst was a Garda Síochána (police) operation targeting child pornography in the Republic of Ireland. Involving simultaneous searches on May 27, 2002, of over 100 individuals suspected of downloading child pornography, it was one of the largest police operations in Ireland's history.