Police in London found a big group of people who stole many mobile phones. They took the phones from people in London and sent them to China. Police arrested 18 people and found more than 2,000 stolen phones.

The police say this group took almost half of all stolen phones in London. Most of the people in the group are women. The police found the group after a person used a phone app to find their stolen phone in a warehouse. The police then found many more phones and stopped more people.

Many people in London are worried about phone theft. Some people say the police need to do more to help. The police say they are working hard and have more officers to stop phone theft. But the police also have less money and need to cut some jobs.