Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown

<p>The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months</p><p>Police have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones from the UK in its largest operation to tackle phone theft in London, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police">Metropolitan police</a> said.</p><p>The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months – up to 40% of all phones stolen in the capital, the Met said on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/07/phone-theft-met-police-disrupt-suspected-international-smuggling-ring-uk-largest-crackdown">Continue reading...</a>