New police operation against apartments where stolen cell phones are stored and resold

BarcelonaNew offensive by the Mossos d'Esquadra against the resale of stolen cell phones. According to ARA, since early this morning, the Catalan police force has launched an operation in Mataró against two apartments where stolen phones were allegedly stored and distributed. The thefts mainly occurred in Barcelona, and the owners of these apartments then purchased the stolen devices to resell them in other countries. According to police sources, arrests are expected and numerous stolen cell phones are expected to be recovered.

At the end of July, The Mossos have already carried out a police operation This operation put an end to the activity in several apartments in Barcelona's Raval district, which were dedicated to receiving stolen cell phones. That is, the purchase of stolen cell phones, a fundamental pillar supporting the multi-offending business in the country. Every day in Catalonia, 155 cell phones are stolen, and half of the thefts occur in Barcelona. The Mossos d'Esquadra recovered more than 1,000 phones that were stolen in many parts of Spain, but also around the world.

With Thursday's operation, police hope to dismantle another active receiving point for these devices. Typically, once they have the stolen phones in their possession, the criminal group attempts to resell them to other countries, usually in North Africa (if they're still usable) or China (if only the parts are usable). Beforehand, they attempt to defraud the owners of some of the devices.