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Police Seize Over 100 Suspected Stolen Phones in Trujillo Market Raid

Authorities say the crackdown targets a pipeline that fuels extortion.

Overview

  • Police raided stalls in the Albarracín commercial center in Trujillo and found more than 100 phones hidden for resale.
  • Agents also seized SIM cards and biometric fingerprint readers that could be used to enroll fingerprints into databases.
  • Three people from the Trujillo operation were detained and taken to specialized investigators in Trujillo to explain the origin of the devices.
  • Osiptel, the telecom regulator, supported the enforcement by checking device IMEIs to identify phones reported as stolen.
  • In a separate Tacna gallery sweep, police arrested two men with multiple devices after Osiptel records showed some phones were listed as stolen.