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flag London's police disrupted a major theft ring smuggling 80,000+ stolen phones to China and Algeria.

flag London saw over 80,000 mobile phone thefts last year, emerging as a global hub for the crime, with police uncovering a large-scale network that smuggled stolen phones—many hidden as batteries—to China and Algeria. flag Raids revealed thousands of stolen devices and hundreds of thousands in cash, while tracking data helped identify ringleaders using e-bikes and aluminum foil to evade detection. flag The Metropolitan Police, now treating the issue as a serious priority, are disrupting the supply chain amid concerns over weak international blacklists and years of underfunded enforcement.

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