Tag: stolen phones
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Met Police Crackdown: 46 Arrested in Major Phone Theft Network Busted for Smuggling to China
Overview: A Major Op Against a Global Phone Theft Network British law enforcement has delivered a significant hit to a crime group suspected of moving vast quantities of stolen smartphones from the UK to China. In a months-long investigation that began last December, detectives arrested 46 people as part of Operation Echosteep. The crackdown targeted…
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Met Police disrupts network smuggling 40,000 stolen phones
UK police crack down on global phone theft trade The Metropolitan Police have announced a major crackdown following a months-long investigation into a criminal network suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile devices from the United Kingdom to China. In a carefully coordinated operation, 46 people were arrested over two weeks as detectives disrupted…