{"id":231679,"date":"2026-04-06T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/journey-of-a-stolen-iphone-raul-was-robbed-in-london-and-appeared-in-china\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:10:11","slug":"journey-of-a-stolen-iphone-raul-was-robbed-in-london-and-appeared-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/journey-of-a-stolen-iphone-raul-was-robbed-in-london-and-appeared-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey of a stolen iPhone: Ra\u00fal was robbed in London and appeared in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Journey of a stolen iPhone: Ra\u00fal was robbed in London and appeared in China<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.mundoamerica.com\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/69d39166e85ece02718b4586.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-06 06:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.mundoamerica.com<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a cold November afternoon in 2025 in London when Ra\u00fal Mart\u00edn<\/strong> had his phone stolen. Around 7:30 p.m., this 27-year-old Spanish financier was returning home to Battersea, a renovated neighborhood in the southwest of the capital. As he walked along the sidewalk, his iPhone 14 started ringing. He took the phone out of his pocket and answered the call, but no one responded on the other end. At that moment, two men appeared riding an electric bike going against traffic, wearing balaclavas.<\/p>\n

The robbery was instantaneous<\/strong>. The man standing on the back of the bike reached out and snatched the iPhone. Ra\u00fal was wearing AirPods, so he didn’t hear the thieves approaching. The bike quickly merged into the traffic and disappeared.<\/p>\n

The scene, which might seem random, fits into an increasingly common pattern in London: quick, clean, and coordinated thefts, specifically targeting high-end phones. According to the Metropolitan Police, mobile phone thefts have surged in recent years<\/strong>, driven by their resale value and ease of taking them out of the country.<\/p>\n

Ra\u00fal’s phone was unlocked because he had just answered a call, which increased his concern. He feared that the thieves would access his bank accounts and social networks. That same night, he blocked his cards, changed passwords, and activated the “Lost Mode” from his Apple account. However, the thieves acted quickly. They activated the “Airplane Mode,” preventing immediate tracking<\/strong>. For days, the app only showed the last known location in London.<\/p>\n

THE PARADISE OF RESALE AND SPARE PARTS<\/h2>\n

Ra\u00fal continued to check the app regularly. For weeks, it showed a single stationary point on the map. Until it stopped. In late December, the map suddenly updated. The iPhone was no longer in the UK. The signal reappeared over 9,000 kilometers away, in Shenzhen, southern China<\/strong>. Not just anywhere, but in one of the world’s electronics capitals, the epicenter of an industry that manufactures, repairs, disassembles, and recycles devices for the…<\/p>\n

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