‘Industrial scale crime’: British police bust gang sending stolen iPhones abroad; 80,000 phone thefts in London last year

London is grappling with a surge in phone thefts, earning it the title of Europe’s phone theft capital. A recent police operation recovered 2,000 stolen phones, part of a larger network shipping devices to China for significant profit. This lucrative, low-risk crime sees thieves making substantial amounts per device, with few perpetrators caught.