Monitored phones betray hundreds to police

By Colin Packham and Toby Sterling
Updated June 9 2021 - 3:15am, first published 3:12am
An operation by the FBI, Australian and European police ensnared suspects on several continents.
An operation by the FBI, Australian and European police ensnared suspects on several continents.

A global sting in which organised crime gangs were sold encrypted phones that law enforcement officials could monitor has led to more than 800 arrests and the confiscation of drugs, weapons, cash and luxury cars, officials say.

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