{"id":284906,"date":"2025-10-07T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/police-bust-gang-suspected-of-sending-up-to-40000-stolen-uk-phones-to-china-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:05:09","slug":"police-bust-gang-suspected-of-sending-up-to-40000-stolen-uk-phones-to-china-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/police-bust-gang-suspected-of-sending-up-to-40000-stolen-uk-phones-to-china-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Police bust gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lb_4prmOqKo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Police bust gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lb_4prmOqKo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Police said they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year.<\/p>\n<p>In what the Metropolitan Police said is the UK&#8217;s largest ever operation against phone thefts, 18 suspects have been arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices discovered.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the gang could be responsible for exporting up to half of all phones stolen in London, where most mobiles are taken in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>BBC News has been given access to the operation, including details of the suspects, their methods, and to raids on 28 properties in London and Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#London #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year. 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