India, May 26 -- Delhi Police have broken up a cross-border gang that trafficked stolen mobile phones from the Delhi-NCR area to Bangladesh through West Bengal. Police have arrested two main suspects and seized 163 valuable devices. The group used courier services to smuggle the phones across the border.

The accused have been identified as Abdul Samim (23) and Ahidujjaman (35), both residents of Malda district in West Bengal. They were apprehended from the Okhla Vihar area of Delhi following a specific tip-off, a police official said on Monday.

Police acted quickly after getting a tip on May 19 about the two suspects buying stolen phones from local criminals in Delhi-NCR.

The phones were then sent to Bangladesh using courier services t...