Manufactured Chaos! They grab the phone out of the hands of someone on a call or texting (UNLOCKED) giving them access to apps, contacts, photos and anything else on that phone.
Phone is then exported for resale in South America.
via dailymail:
“Venezuela’s most violent gang and Latin America’s most-feared armed group could join forces in New York City, a senior FBI agent has warned.
The FBI is concerned with El Tren de Aragua linking up with other criminal networks such as the notorious MS-13, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso division John Morales told the New York Post.
Members of El Tren de Aragua have reportedly made their way to New York City after crossing the US-Mexico border – and have already unleashed their criminal schemes, including brazen phone robberies across the city’s boroughs.
‘While these gangs wouldn’t normally mix, it’s always going to be a concern as the [Tren de Aragua] expands in strength and establishes a foothold’ Morales said.
‘Right now we are working with our local law enforcement partners and sharing intelligence in order to stop the growth of Tren de Aragua.'”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13078131/nyc-migrant-venezuelan-gang-tren-aragua-ms-13.html
As a side note, Venezuelan Prostitutes have been flooding Roosevelt Avenue in Corona/Jackson Heights and Steinway Street in Woodside Queens, also showing up in ENY in Brooklyn.
https://bnnbreaking.com/arts/venezuelan-migrant-crisis-echoes-in-queens-with-rising-prostitution/
h/t Boring Person