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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Delivery Truck with 12,000 Mobiles Worth over ₹90 Crore Stolen in London
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 4 – Thieves stole 12,000 premium Samsung devices worth $10.6 million near Heathrow, targeting highly popular Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 models amid record-breaking pre-orders.
- A bold heist saw thieves seize a truck loaded with 12,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 units near London Heathrow, worth $10.6 million.
- Amid surging demand, Samsung Electronics reported that Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 models broke global pre-order records in South Korea, India, and the U.S.
- Investigators report the truck was taken shortly after arriving at a Heathrow Airport warehouse, and British police located the container, but device recovery remains unclear.
- Samsung Electronics had insured the shipment, insulating it from direct financial losses, and customers are still expected to receive their pre-orders on time.
- UK police estimate 75% of stolen smartphones are smuggled overseas within 72 hours, prompting calls for GPS monitoring technologies and blockchain-secured manifests.
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The cargo worth around 8.7 million euros is expected to be worthless in the end.
Still on the hunt: 12,000 of Samsung's latest foldable smartphones, the Fold7 and Flip7, have disappeared in a spectacular robbery near London's Heathrow Airport. The robbery will almost certainly hamper the availability of these phones in the UK, and probably elsewhere in Europe. The damage is estimated at around ten million euros, but the robbers are likely to be in for a nasty surprise.
Thieves Steal $10.6M Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 Near Heathrow
A Daring Theft Shakes Samsung’s Supply Chain In a bold criminal operation that underscores vulnerabilities in global tech logistics, thieves made off with approximately 12,000 units of Samsung’s latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, from a delivery truck near London’s Heathrow Airport. The heist, valued at around $10.6 million, occurred just weeks after the devices’ high-profile launch, sending ripples through the indust…
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