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London's theft epidemic: Over 80,000 phones stolen last year, trafficked to China and Algeria via a large-scale network exposed by police raids.
London saw over 80,000 mobile phone thefts last year, becoming a global hub for the crime, with police uncovering a large-scale network that shipped stolen phones—often hidden in aluminum foil or disguised as batteries—to China and Algeria.
Recent raids found around 2,000 stolen devices and £200,000 in cash, leading to arrests and exposing a criminal operation using e-bikes and masked thieves.
A key breakthrough came after tracing a device to a Heathrow warehouse holding nearly 1,000 iPhones.
Police, now treating the issue with greater urgency, are using tracking data to disrupt the supply chain, highlighting how weak international blacklists and past budget cuts enabled the trade to flourish.
La epidemia de robos en Londres: Más de 80.000 teléfonos robados el año pasado, traficados a China y Argelia a través de una red a gran escala expuesta por las redadas policiales.