Spy phones ‘in gangsters’ back pockets’ betray hundreds to police
COLIN PACKHAM and TOBY STERLING 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 said on Tuesday. The operation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Australian and European police ensnared suspects in Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East involved in the global narcotics trade, the officials said. Millions of dollars in cash were seized in raids around the world, along with 30 tonnes of drugs including more than eight…