• The phones were intercepted in packages during control at export air cargo warehouses

• The estimated value of the intervened terminals is 400,000 euros

• The destination of the phones was Asia where they were going to be sold for pieces

• ULAR agents are contacting the legitimate owners of the phones to return them

June 18, 2024.- The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard intervened during the month of February at the Barcelona airport in eight packages with 472 stolen high-end phones, with an approximate value of 400,000 euros, whose destination was Asia.

Agents of the Local Risk Analysis Unit (ULAR) based in the Customs of the Josep Tarradellas-Barcelona El Prat Airport, made up of Customs Surveillance Agents of Barcelona, ​​Technicians of the Customs Tax Agency of the Barcelona airport and tax specialists from the Civil Guard at said airport discovered eight boxes with 472 high-end phones during control in the air cargo warehouses for import and export merchandise.

After analyzing the terminals, it was found that the majority had been stolen in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Madrid and Aragon, in some cases, through the use of violence and intimidation with knives, causing serious injuries to their owners.

The phones were sent in batches via postal parcels to Asian countries where they were to be dismantled and sold as spare parts. The estimated value of the phones is 400,000 euros.

The authors of the shipments used false identities, which is why the investigation remains open to try to find the criminal network.

The ULAR agents are contacting the legitimate owners of the devices to proceed with their return.