In Spain many mobiles are stolen; Around al Million fourth a yearaccording to various estimates. Generally, the victims can already forget the stole It is not easy to link the mobile with the ownerespecially if you have not reported it. Now, the Squad girls have launched an initiative that facilitates this process And he is open to anyone who has stolen his mobile.
It’s about a seeker On the generality websitein which it is enough to introduce the IMEI -The 15 digit code that identifies each mobile terminal- to find out if a certain phone is waiting for its owner in the Autonomous Police units. If when IMEI introduces the web indicates that it includes those recovered by the Police, The victim must contact the young men To verify the information and know the following steps to take.
For now, the web database includes about a thousand terminals that squad’s young men recovered last July in Barcelonain an operation in which he stopped to 17 people. ‘At the moment, the search is limited to the devices recovered in the operation carried out by the body of squads last July and that They are pending to return their owner‘, indicates the explanatory text of the web.
But the search engine is not of interest to the people who have stolen their mobile in Barcelona. According to CatalunyaPress, the police body has assured that ‘the search engine will be expanding as more terminals are recovered with new investigations’ And also will include another thousand that was recovered last week in MataróBarcelona.
With this second operation, which is a continuation of July, the squad boys give the second step of this Organization dedicated to the reception and resale of stolen smartphones in Spain and in other European countries. On this occasion, two of the alleged leaders have been arrested and recovered, in addition to the thousand mobiles, 30 computers, 150 smart watches and 20 tablets. ‘The action has allowed to detect and neutralize the second step of the criminal network investigated, with tentacles abroad,’ said the Autonomous Police of Catalonia.
The organization was in charge of handle and pack the terminals for later transport outside Spain. To this end, they were delivered to truck drivers who worked for logistics companies based in TangierMorocco. The fate of these devices was, as they were blocked or not, China or Morocco.