Some of the items seized during the raid of Operative Bishop. Photo: Courtesy.
Authorities managed to dismantle a criminal gang dedicated to the theft and reconditioning of high-end cell phones, which they later resold as new or in parts as spare parts. Two people were arrested.
A tax committee and policeHe completed two major raids this morning, one in the Fortaleza Building and another in the PhoneLab electronics storeboth located in the city of Asunción.
These procedures were carried out within the framework of the “Operative Sharp”which aimed to dismantle a criminal structure dedicated to the theft, reduction and commercialization of high-end cellular devices. In a single day, they could win earnings of up to G. 50 million.
In one of the raided sites about 300 phones were found, mostly iPhone model, presumably stolen and in the process of disarming. So too, two people were arrestedwho would be members of this band.
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The Prosecutor Sandra Ledesma commented to 1080 AM that the group had a fairly organized structure and it had sophisticated equipment that allowed access to the stolen phones. In his laboratory they found microscopes, gas welders and other artifacts used to “recondition” iPhones.
In some cases, They were in charge of disassembling the mobiles to later resell their parts separately, both in our country and abroad making shipments through the courier service.
The investigation began after receiving several complaints of theft of high-end cell phones in Luque. By following up on the cases, the researchers realized that the last registered location of the mobiles coincided in the same point, mentioned.
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The work of criminals consisted primarily of disable GPS location of devicesfor which they were wrapped in aluminum foil until they let their battery run out and their signal becomes useless.
“There are many people involved, we are still investigating“, maintained the fiscal agent, confirming that there are other people with arrest warrants for this case.
