New Delhi, March 9 -- Delhi Police on Sunday said they have busted a gang of thieves who used to target commuters in Metro Stations, buses and crowded markets and then smuggle the stolen devices to neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Nepal.

Delhi police said its Cyber Cell, Crime Branch busted an International Syndicate of mobile phone thieves who disposed off the stolen phones from Delhi/NCR to Bangladesh on a large scale and arrested a West Bengal-based smuggler from Salimgarh Bypass, Kotwali in the national capital.

A total of 48 high-end stolen mobile phones were recovered from his possession while he was fleeing to West Bengal. The approximate value of recovered phones is about Rs 20 lakh. The arrested smuggler has been identi...