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How 'largest phone smuggling network' was uncovered

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A stolen phone that a victim tracked to a warehouse near Heathrow led the Metropolitan Police to dismantle what detectives believe is the UK's largest phone smuggling network. Police seized more than 5,000 stolen devices worth about £5.5m destined for Hong Kong and arrested Amir Muhammad Khadikhel, Ismat Miakhel and Mansoor Mohammed, who played leading roles in the operation.

Metropolitan Police Police bodycam footage shows two officers arresting a man, who is on his hands and knees on the road, beside some parked cars in a residential street. To their left, are three other individuals, their faces blurred.

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