Police conduct UK’s largest phone theft crackdown as major criminal network CRUSHED

An international crime gang suspected to be masterminding the snatch and grab thefts of thousands of mobile phones in Britain has been smashed. Police believe their year-long operation has disrupted a major criminal network suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months – around 40% of all phones stolen in London. A further 15 people have been arrested in relation to street-level offending that feeds the gangs, such as robberies and pickpocketing. Gangs who storm shops to steal devices have also been targeted in the trade that is worth over £50million annually to crooks. Read Daily Express: https://www.express.co.uk Like Daily Express on Facebook:   / dailyexpress   Follow Daily Express on X: https://x.com/Daily_Express Follow Daily Express on Instagram:   / dailyexpress   #DailyExpress #News #phonetheft #crime #police #gang #london #bodycam #smuggling #theft