Children are being recruited on social media to steal phones before school for £400 each…then do it all over again if they are bailed, admits Met Police chief

February 17, 2026

Gangs shipping stolen phones to Algeria use Snapchat to target children to steal the devices – offering vast sums plus £100 bonuses to the most prolific phone snatchers.

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