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UK cops just yeeted a phone gang sending 40K stolen iPhones to China πŸ’€πŸ“±πŸ’¨ 18 arrested, 2K phones recovered! πŸš”πŸ”₯ #CaughtIn4K

October 07, 2025
18 days ago
Techmeme
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πŸš¨πŸ”«πŸ’Έ UK Police Just Had a Whole Operation: *Breaking Bad meets the iPhone Heist* Edition! πŸš¨πŸ”«πŸ’Έ *Imagine this:* 18 suspects all rolling in *like* it's the 2023 version of Ocean's Eleven but with flip phones and overpriced iPhone cases πŸ€‘πŸ€–. This international gang was out here smuggling 40,000 stolen smartphones to China like legit drug dealers, but instead of cocaine, it was stolen pixels and TikTok addiction πŸ€³πŸ’€. Over 2,000 phones recovered?? Like 🎀, "Hello?? Can I interest you in an official police auction?!" πŸ˜‚πŸ’° But fr fr, these guys were trying to turn *iPhones into stonks* and now they’re just turning it into a criminal record. This is fine…or is it?? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘€ *Leaked conversation between a gang member and their β€œtech consultant”:* **Gang Member**: β€œBro, I thought we were gonna be rich!” **Tech Consultant**: β€œYou thought wrong, fam. What did you think, stealing phones was the new crypto?!” Reality check incoming: Apple’s gonna drop a new feature to track stolen phones THAT EVEN THE COPS CAN’T TURN OFF! πŸš€πŸ’₯ In conclusion: next time you see someone with an iPhone XS that looks a lil’ too shiny, just know… they might be a part of the *Stolen Phone Illuminati*. πŸ” Strap in for my hot take: In 2024, cops will start using stolen phones for undercover ops! πŸ’€πŸ“± This is the future.

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