French police launch prison hunt for mini Chinese-made phones
Summary
French authorities have begun a nationwide search to find small Chinese-made phones in prisons. These phones are hidden easily and have been used by inmates to commit crimes from inside jail. The French supplier has been stopped, and authorities are looking to stop similar activities in other countries.Key Facts
- French police are searching for Chinese-made phones used in prisons.
- The phones are very small, about the size of a cigarette lighter, making them hard to detect.
- Police launched "Operation Prison Break" to search 500 cells in 66 prisons.
- Inmates called the phones "suppositories" because they are easy to hide.
- These phones were used for crimes like drug trafficking and attempted murder in prisons.
- A company called Oportik in France sold around 5,000 of these phones.
- France's Justice Minister aims to stop criminals from running operations from prison.
- In 2024, authorities confiscated 40,000 mobile phones from prisons.
- France shared information with Eurojust to help other countries tackle the issue.
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