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São Paulo Police Execute 28 Warrants in Final Phase of ‘Mobile Strike’

The operation targets the ring’s financial and logistics hub after a three‑month probe that traced stolen phones from street theft to resale fronts.

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Overview

  • Roughly 110 civil police officers carried out search-and-seizure and temporary arrest orders across São Paulo city, Greater São Paulo and interior municipalities.
  • Investigators say the network used a bar on Avenida Cásper Líbero in the city center as a façade for receiving and routing stolen devices.
  • Early in the action two people were detained, with all seized material and suspects being processed at DEIC as procedures continue.
  • Authorities cite a hierarchical scheme supplying clandestine markets in Brazil and abroad, with the current phase aimed at the group’s logistics and finance core.
  • Reported scale varies, with the SSP stating 20–30 phones per week while other police estimates put the flow at 20–30 per day.