{"id":382279,"date":"2026-09-26T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dramatic-moment-police-arrest-gang-members-over-theft-of-40000-phones\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:00:23","slug":"dramatic-moment-police-arrest-gang-members-over-theft-of-40000-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dramatic-moment-police-arrest-gang-members-over-theft-of-40000-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic moment police arrest gang members over theft of 40,000 phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-0tPjJxQYaw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dramatic moment police arrest gang members over theft of 40,000 phones\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0tPjJxQYaw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Three men have been jailed for a combined 25 years for handling stolen goods, following a Metropolitan Police investigation into the UK\u2019s largest mobile phone smuggling network.<\/p>\n<p>After a year\u2011long investigation, detectives found the men were responsible for trafficking up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in 2024 and 2025. The haul is believed to account for around 40 per cent of all phones stolen in London during that period.<\/p>\n<p>The case forms part of the Met\u2019s largest-ever operation targeting mobile phone theft, which exposed a supply chain of street thieves in London to international handlers and exporters.<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three men have been jailed for a combined 25 years for handling stolen goods, following a Metropolitan Police investigation into the UK\u2019s largest mobile phone smuggling network. 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