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flag London police dismantle network shipping 80,000 stolen phones to China and Algeria, linked to e-bike thefts and hidden warehouses.

flag London saw over 80,000 mobile phone thefts in 2024, with police uncovering a large-scale criminal network shipping stolen devices to China and Algeria. flag Raids revealed thousands of phones, cash, and aluminum foil used to block tracking, linked to e-bike thefts and a warehouse storing nearly 1,000 iPhones disguised as batteries. flag The Metropolitan Police, now treating the crime as a serious threat, are using tracking data to disrupt the supply chain, highlighting how weak international blacklists and past budget cuts enabled the surge.

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