Europol has supported European and Latin American authorities in dismantling an international criminal network engaged in unlocking stolen or lost mobile phones through a phishing platform.
The successful operation took place thanks to international cooperation between law enforcement and judiciary authorities from Spain, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
The action week took place between 10 and 17 September and resulted in 17 arrests, 28 searches and 921 items seized, mainly mobile phones but also other electronic devices, vehicles and weapons.
