London Gang Smuggles $180M in iPhones to China

On May 2nd, three London guys in their 30s just pleaded guilty to running a massive phone smuggling ring, shipping over 62,000 stolen.

iPhones to China worth 180 million pounds.

These dudes, Amir Muhammad Khadakal, Ismat Miyakal and Mansur Muhammad, handled nearly half the phones snatched in London at their peak.

Earlier this week, they admitted to conspiracy charges in handling stolen goods and organized crime.

The operation kicked off with pickpockets grabbing devices from folks on the street, selling to middlemen who wrapped them in tin foil to dodge, tracking, then boxed up.

Hundreds per shipment via couriers like UPS straight to Hong Kong warehouses.

Scotland Yards calling at the UK's biggest bust on phone theft networks and they straight up praised a daily mail probe that exposed the exact Hong.

Kong high rise where these phones piled up.

That investigation tracked devices from London's Baker Street all the way to China via Dubai.

Cops say the profits are so huge, crime groups are ditching drugs for this racket.

It all unraveled when a member of the public used Find My iPhone to spot a shipment near Heathrow, leading to forensics and intercepts that nailed the crew.

The Afghan and Indian nationals face synancing next month, while the Met ramps up with drones, facial recognition, and more boots on the ground too.

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