Raids at Medellín's Ópera shopping center: 16 stores suspended and 16 arrested over sale of stolen phones
Authorities are carrying out raids at the Ópera shopping center in downtown Medellín to find those reselling stolen phones. In an operation across at least 45 stores, 16 were suspended, 16 people were arrested and taken to the Attorney General's Office, and more than 11,700 phones, spare parts and accessories were seized. Authorities also recovered 122 devices reported stolen and removed items valued at more than 700 million pesos from circulation. Security Secretary Manuel Villa Mejía called on merchants to operate within the law.
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- In raids on at least 45 stores at Ópera, 16 were suspended and 16 people arrested.
- More than 11,700 phones, spare parts and accessories were seized, and 122 devices reported stolen were recovered.
- The items removed from circulation are valued at more than 700 million pesos.
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