Thieves have hijacked a lorry (truck) in Leicestershire, UK recently, escaping with over £1.6 million (US $3 million) worth of mobile phones from the operator Three. The robbery took place last week and the hijackers made off with over 12,000 units including the LG U880 Muse and Nokia 6280 phones.
The crime is currently being investigated by the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit. The robbery is not thought to have halted supply to retailers by a massive amount although it will be another few days before fulfillment is met.
After MobileBurn.com revealed last month that Three have introduced a new measure to combat cellular crime, Three confirmed that a lot of the handsets being carried had their sim cards already glued into them. This will ensure that the handsets are rendered useless in the market.
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