Three jailed over 40,000 stolen phones linked to 40% of London thefts

The three men have been jailed for a total of 25 years (Picture: Metropolitan Police)

A gang behind the UK’s largest mobile smuggling network, which trafficked up to 40,000 stolen phones to China, has been jailed.

The three men behind the operation were responsible for trafficking around 40% of all stolen phones from London to China in 2024 and 2025.

Amir Muhammad Khadikhel, 35, Ismat Miakhel, 33, and Mansoor Mohammed, 30, were jailed for a combined total of 25 years at Southwark Crown Court.

In December 2024, a box containing around one thousand iPhones being shipped to Hong Kong<...