Massive Attack star held in porn inquiry

Robert Del Naja, a member of the group Massive Attack and one of the most influential figures in British dance music, has been arrested as part of a police investigation into child porn on the internet.

Mr Del Naja, also known as 3D, was questioned for six hours at his home in Bristol on Tuesday after being arrested on a tip-off. He was released on bail but his computer equipment was seized for further investigation. Police also confiscated class A drugs, believed to be ecstasy tablets.

A founder member of the group, which is best known for the album Blue Lines and the single "Unfinished Sympathy", Mr Del Naja has recently emerged as a leading figure in Britain's anti-war movement. He said in a statement after his arrest: "I have never looked at child pornography in my life. I am fully co-operating with the police. I have total faith in the justice system."

The musician was arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset police's Operation Ricochet team, which is part of the nationwide Operation Ore inquiry into internet child porn. Operation Ore began after US authorities seized credit card details of thousands of people who had used American child porn sites. The FBI passed 7,272 names to British police.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "A man in his 30s from Bristol was arrested in connection with allegations of class A drugs and internet porn offences."

Mr Del Naja, 36, was the driving force behind the band's fifth album, 100th Window, which is in the Top 10.