Mexico City, May 8 (EFE).– Mexican authorities shut down a Web site that posted erotic pictures of minors and extorted them in exchange for removing the photos, the Attorney General’s Office, or PGR, reported Sunday.

Two people have been arrested so far for their association with the network operating in the southern states of Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, the head of the Fevimtra special prosecutor for crimes against women and people trafficking, Angela Quiroga, said in a message to the media.

“The arrested people were making this activity their main source of income,” according to reports provided by the National Banking Commission, Quiroga said.

So far, the PGR has identified 106 victims. Those responsible for operating the Web site published photos and videos of the young people, listing their location and personal data, including telephone numbers, addresses and schools they attend.

The PGR began investigating the case after one of the victims discovered that pornographic photos she had exchanged with her boyfriend had been posted on the Web site.

On the Web site, an address was posted for complaints and when she emailed that address to get her photos removed she was told that she would have to deposit at least 2,000 pesos ($112) into a certain bank account.

Afterwards, she received another email demanding a larger amount of money if she did not want the photos to be sent to her relatives.

More victims complained about the Web site, which started operating in 2014, and – with the information they provided – Mexican authorities obtained search warrants, which they used to obtain “sufficient” evidence to build a case against the Web site’s operators. EFE