US EditionPolice launch UK's largest ever crackdown on phone thefts
Operation Echosteep disrupted a criminal network smuggling up to 40,000 stolen phones overseas, with London phone thefts down 13% and 14% in robbery and theft respectively.
- London police have arrested 46 individuals during a two-week operation targeting phone theft, which was described as targeted and precise activity.
- A box containing around 1,000 stolen iPhones was discovered at a warehouse near Heathrow Airport in December, prompting further arrests.
- Detective Inspector Mark Gavin stated that thieves could be paid up to £300 per handset, with stolen devices sold for up to $5,000 abroad.
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan emphasized the need for global action against the trade of stolen phones, aiming for a safer London for everyone.
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What does China do with stolen phones? London police bust global phone theft network, arrest 46
London’s Metropolitan Police have broken up a massive international network accused of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones to China, raising questions about how the stolen devices are repurposed abroad.
London's Metropolitan Police have arrested 46 people after breaking up a ring that was smuggling stolen iPhones from the UK to China.
Met Police busts phone theft gang behind HALF of Britain's snatched mobiles
The Metropolitan Police has smashed the gang behind half of Britain's snatched phones in a major sting operation.Some 28 homes across London were raided in the middle of the night by around 300 officers in a bid to arrest groups of thieves responsible for pinching phones across the capital.The series of raids has been branded the "biggest counter-phone theft operation in the world" by Scotland Yard's Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley.Just two days be…
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