| 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 |
| Timeline | |
| Results | |
| Suspects | 100 |
| Accounting | |
Operation Amethyst was a Garda Síochána (police) operation targeting child pornography in the Republic of Ireland. Involving simultaneous searches on May 27, 2002[1] of over 100 individuals suspected of downloading child pornography, it was one of the largest police operations in Ireland's history.