Following international investigations (including reports by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and European law enforcement agencies), all AZOV Films titles have been classified as exploitative content . Possession, distribution, or seeking of deleted scenes from these films — regardless of intent — may violate child protection laws in the US (18 U.S. Code § 2252), UK (Protection of Children Act 1978), and EU Directive 2011/92/EU.
following a massive international law enforcement operation known as Project Spade
In May 2011, Toronto police raided the company's offices and arrested its owner,