Afghan masterminded pickpocket gang who shipped £180m of iPhones abroad

Police believe they were responsible for about 40 per cent of mobile phone theft in London but operated across the country and in major international cities

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The thieves only stole the Apple-brand handsets and are believed by police to have accounted for about 40 per cent of all mobile phones stolen in London.